USAID Celebrates 25 Years of Demographic and Health Surveys

USAID Celebrates 25 Years of Demographic and Health Surveys.
http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr091218.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Since 1984, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), conceived and funded largely by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has collected and disseminated high quality data that provide critical insight for decision makers to plan, monitor, and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. The DHS project staff has helped conduct some 260 surveys in over 90 developing countries.

To Rebrand America, Unbrand Aid

An article by Ruth Levine, further to the great article of Bono (yes, the Singer of U2...) in the New York Times a days ago on "Rebranding america".
"And by appointing a team of people in the National Security Council, the Departments of State and Defense who have spoken out about the central position of development in U.S. foreign policy". Says Bono:
“From a development perspective, you couldn’t dream up a better dream team to pursue peace this way, to rebrand America.”