The DHS Program

Edward Qorro
THE CITIZEN (Tanzania)

...The 2010 Demographic and Health Survey for Tanzania (TDHS 2010) puts mortality rates for infants at 51 per 1,000 live births. Under-5s fare much worse, 81 of them die for every 1,000. Couple this with the fact that statistics show 42 per cent of children under 5 years old experience stunted growth, a rather gloomy picture begins to form. Consequently, Tanzania is consistently ranked among the countries worst affected by malnourishment-related health scares...

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Edward Qorro
THE CITIZEN (Tanzania)

...The 2010 Demographic and Health Survey for Tanzania (TDHS 2010) puts mortality rates for infants at 51 per 1,000 live births. Under-5s fare much worse, 81 of them die for every 1,000. Couple this with the fact that statistics show 42 per cent of children under 5 years old experience stunted growth, a rather gloomy picture begins to form. Consequently, Tanzania is consistently ranked among the countries worst affected by malnourishment-related health scares...