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.
Rwanda: Child mortality rates on the decline
Maria Kaitesi
THE NEW TIMES (Rwanda)
....According to the 2010 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS), less than 1 in 13 children dies before his or her fifth birthday compared with about 1 in 6.5 children in 2005.
Rwanda also has one of the lowest under-five mortality rates in the region and takes the lead in protecting its children from infectious diseases, a press statement from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) reveals...
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