Members and partners

The IHSN was established as a mechanism to coordinate and foster cooperation among international organizations and agencies.  IHSN membership is currently limited to organizations and agencies providing financial and/or technical support to the implementation of national and/or international survey programs in developing countries.  The IHSN Management Group approves new members. 

Membership does not imply any legal obligation or mandatory contribution.  It does represent, however, a commitment by members to adhere to the following principles whenever possible and appropriate:

Share information on ongoing and planned survey programs, with a view toward coordinating the timing and sequencing of surveys

Seek coordination of survey programs and implementation of joint activities

Seek standardization of questionnaires to improve international compatibility

Share survey metadata and participate in the maintenance of a central survey catalog

Advocate best practices in survey data collection, analysis, and dissemination

Share in the cost of IHSN activities by providing in-kind or in-cash voluntary contributions

IHSN members include:

African Development Bank (AfDB)

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other sponsors, and implemented by ICF International