The DHS Program

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"...Countdown also drew new attention to how we were actually measuring coverage, and the indicators we were using. Almost all coverage data for MNCH interventions come from one of two global survey programs: the USAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), and the UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Without these two crucial programs, most governments and their partners would have no data on coverage for their health intervention programs. But close scrutiny of these survey programs revealed aspects of coverage measurement through household surveys that could be improved..."

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PLOS Blogs

"...Countdown also drew new attention to how we were actually measuring coverage, and the indicators we were using. Almost all coverage data for MNCH interventions come from one of two global survey programs: the USAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), and the UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Without these two crucial programs, most governments and their partners would have no data on coverage for their health intervention programs. But close scrutiny of these survey programs revealed aspects of coverage measurement through household surveys that could be improved..."