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.
Global progress report on WASH in health care facilities: Fundamentals first
UNICEF (New York, USA)
"...Some of the most standardized data come from facility assessments supported by global programmes, such as the WHO-supported Service Availability and Readiness Assessments (SARA) or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported Service Provision Assessments (SPA). Both the SARA and SPA surveys typically ask about the availability of different infection prevention and control items, including hand hygiene facilities, in different locations of the health care facility (Table). Usually, the items can be recorded as ‘observed’, ‘reported but not seen’ or ‘not available’..."
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