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.

Apr 26, 2016
Cambodia's every last child

Elizabeth Pearce
THE PHNOM PENH POST (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

"...Data from the Cambodia Demographic Health Survey show that coverage of health services in some provinces is less than half of the national average. A child in Kratie is four times more likely to die before the age of 5 than a child in Phnom Penh..."

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