The DHS Program

Jan 23, 2014
The Demographic and Health Survey Program-New Name Same High Quality In September 2013, USAID awarded the seventh round of the USAID-funded Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program to ICF International and partners. Formerly known as MEASURE DHS, the new project has a new name, The Demographic and Health Surveys Program or The DHS Program. The DHS Program will continue the same high standards of data collection, analysis, dissemination, and capacity strengthening which have been the hallmarks of this project since its inception in 1984. Read more

Jan 23, 2014
Maternal and Child Health in Pakistan is Improving
Islamabad, Pakistan
The Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS) 2012-13 was released today at a ceremony in Islamabad that was attended by Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Saira Afzal Tarar, State Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, and Richard G. Olson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. The PDHS 2012-13 was jointly implemented by the Government of Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination and the United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Data for this survey was collected from a nationally representative sample of nearly 13,000 households, and more than 15,000 women and 3,000 men between the ages of 15 and 49 years were interviewed. Read more

Nov 20, 2013
US Government supports Tajikistan National Demographic and Health Survey Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 20, 2013 – Today Ambassador Susan Elliott congratulated the Government of Tajikistan on conducting the first-ever Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in Tajikistan. Read more

Oct 15, 2013
Lutilisation des methodes contraceptives modernes a augmente sensiblement au Congo Le Ministre délégué au Plan et à l'Intégration a publié officiellement aujourd'hui les résultats de la deuxième Enquête Démographique et de Santé (EDSC-II) de 2011-2012. Les résultats de l'enquête fournissent des informations dans plusieurs domaines tels que, la fécondité, la planification familiale, la santé de l'enfant et la nutrition.
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Sep 18, 2013
2012 Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey round table discussion The Agency for Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan hosted a Round Table discussion on the 2012 Tajikistan Demographic and Health Survey (TjDHS) draft final report. The meeting was held on 16 September 2013 at the Agency for Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan in Dushanbe. Read more