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.
Rwanda on track to meet maternal health MDG
Marie-Brigitte Kabalira
THE RWANDA FOCUS
....The number of women dying while giving birth has been greatly reduced in Rwanda, mostly thanks to the increased number of women giving birth in a health-care facility attended by a qualified health care professional. According to a report by the ministry of health, there has been an increase in the proportion of such births, with 69% of mothers being cared for by a skilled health-care worker during delivery in 2010, compared to 31% in 2000.....
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