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.
Kenya: Rural women die while giving birth
Joy Wanja
DAILY NATION (Kenya)
...In less than 40 minutes, she was admitted to Pumwani Maternity Hospital and booked for a Caesarean section — a surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls in order to deliver a baby.
When she regained consciousness at 8pm, she was the proud mother to twin-daughters Margaret Wahu and Agnes Wambui.
It would have been a different story had Ms Njambi lived in a rural area, near a health facility that does not provide Caesarean section services.
The 2010 Kenya Service Provision Assessment Survey released on Tuesday is a catalogue of the disparities in maternal health care across the country that leave women in rural areas vulnerable in an emergency...