The DHS Program has earned a worldwide reputation for collecting and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, gender, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition. Agency for International Development (USAID). Contributions from other donors, as well as funds from participating countries, also support surveys. Since September 2013, ICF ha
s been partnering with six internationally experienced organizations to expand access to and use of the DHS data:
- Avenir Health
- Blue Raster
- EnCompass
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs
- PATH
The DHS Program...
- Believes that the ultimate purpose of collecting data is its use in policy formation, program planning, and monitoring and evaluation.
- Aims at fostering and reinforcing host-country ownership of data collection, analysis, presentation, and use.
- Coordinates with key stakeholders on data collection and dissemination.
- Selects the most appropriate data collection methods to ensure the provision of high-quality data at a reasonable cost.
- Increases the capacity of host-country partners to collect and use data for program and policy purposes.
