DHS in the News
Journalists worldwide write about The DHS Program results. The dissemination of DHS, SPA and HIV data is often widely covered by media in survey countries, but journalists also use The DHS Program data throughout the year as background information for their stories, or to compare health and development indicators across countries. These data are also used by journalists in the United States and other developed countries, as it is considered the gold standard of population, health and nutrition data. Below are some examples of recent news coverage. Please note: The links below are to websites outside The DHS Program.
Obstetricians and gynecologists of Ghana hold AGM
Christabel Akoto-Manu & Agnes Opoku Sarpong
THE GHANAIAN TIMES (Ghana)
..She stated that the result of the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey appeared to give a ray of hope, in that whereas under-5 mortality has markedly reduced to 80 per 1000 live births from 111 per 1000 live births for the previous survey of 2003, the same level of accelerated reduction cannot be said for maternal mortality...