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.
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Apr 28, 2017
Women urged to practice exclusive breast feeding Philip Tengzu, GNA "...the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report indicated that the rate of exclusive breast feeding was as low as 52 per cent which according to him was not the best..." http://www.ghananewsagency.org/health/women-urged-to-practice-exclusive-breast-feeding-116170 |
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Apr 20, 2017
UN and NGOs welcome Constitutional amendments as a major step towards ending child marriage in Malawi UNITED NATIONS MALAWI (Linongwe, Malawi) "The Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (2015-16), revealed that 46.7 percent of girls and women get married before the age of 18..." http://www.mw.one.un.org/un-and-ngos-ending-child-marriage/ |
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Mar 31, 2017
NFHS4 survey reveals women more empowered socially financially than in NFHS3 estimate WEB INDIA123 (New Delhi, India) "The fourth National Family Health Survey 2015-16 reveals a strong wave of women empowerment indicators for female health, literacy, financial means and age of marriage in comparison to NFHS-3(2005-06) estimates, the Lok Sabha was informed today.In a written reply, Health and Family Welfare Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste said according to NFHS-3 estimates, 55.1 per cent women aged 15-49 were literate that increased to 68.4 per cent in NFHS-4 data..." http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20170331/3083921.html |
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Mar 24, 2017
World Tuberculosis Day 2017 India still has 24 per cent of worlds TB cases Express Web Desk " In India, 39 per cent of the children have stunted growth (low height for weight) while 21 per cent are wasted (low weight for height) and 36 per cent are underweight, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4..." http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/world-tuberculosis-day-2017-india-still-has-24-per-cent-of-worlds-total-tb-cases-goal-4583275/ |
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Mar 24, 2017
Malawi Government urged to do more on maternal death and safe motherhood Tenson Zobo "Kachale noted that the recent demographic health survey for 2015 on maternal health findings, show that there is improvements on indicators for maternal and newborns health. For instance, she said newborn deaths in 2010 were at 31% as opposed to now 21% though Malawi failed to meet Millennium Development Goals..." http://www.maravipost.com/malawi-government-urged-maternal-death-safe-motherhood/ |