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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Jun 12, 2015
Tobacco control advocates demand higher tax on low priced cigarettes DAILY TIMES (LAHORE, PAKISTAN) "...Iqbal said the FED is believed to be a tax on items that the government wants to discourage because of their injurious impact on health. 'The government should raise taxes on most commonly used cigarettes to ensure people's health and well-being. According to Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS 2012-13), 28% of men and 1% women smoke cigarettes. Out of which, more than 70% people smoke ten or more cigarettes daily. Raising taxes on cigarettes would lead to discourage people from smoking,' he concluded." http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/business/12-Jun-2015/tobacco-control-advocates-demand-higher-tax-on-low-priced-cigarettes |
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Jun 06, 2015
The too fertile crescent THE ECONOMIST "Population growth in the Middle East, though higher than everywhere but sub-Saharan Africa, has been slowing thanks to falling fertility rates, the measure used by demographers for the number of children a woman is likely to have. But after 50 years of decline, the fertility rate in Egypt, the region's most populous nation, is now back up to 3.5. That is lower than in Iraq and Yemen where it is over four, but above Saudi Arabia and Iran, which with 77m has the second-largest number of people in the region. Since infant mortality is falling and life expectancy increasing, the population will surely start growing faster..." http://econ.st/1ICnEuS |
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May 15, 2015
World Health Statistics 2015 World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) "World Health Statistics 2015 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets. WHO presents World Health Statistics 2015 as an integral part of its ongoing efforts to provide enhanced access to comparable high-quality statistics on core measures of population health and national health systems." http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/170250/1/9789240694439_eng.pdf?ua=1&ua=1 |
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May 11, 2015
92 percent of married women in Egypt have undergone female genital mutilation EGYPTIAN STREETS (CAIRO, EGYPT) "Egypt’s Minister of Health
Adel Adawy announced on Sunday that 92 percent of married Egyptian women
have experienced female genital mutilation. The latest results were
announced at a conference held to reveal the results of the 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS)..." |
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May 11, 2015
Whats behind West and Central Africas youthful demographics Elizabeth Leahy Madsen |