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The Population Council conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health. (Council Key Facts)

Current News Releases (more)

Régine Sitruk-Ware, the Council's executive director of research and development, received a research award for her progestogen studies. (more)

Planned Parenthood Federation of America honors distinguished reproductive health scientist Irving Sivin. (more)

Population Council senior scientist Marc Goldstein will head a study of a new male circumcision device for HIV prevention. (more)

Council senior scientist Marc Goldstein has been named the Matthew P. Hardy Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Urology. (more)

The Population Council and Council Distinguished Scholar Sheldon J. Segal awarded the 2008 Prix Galien USA Pro Bono Humanum Award. (more)

Justin Rockefeller, a youth-civic-engagement activist, and Anna Mastroianni, a legal scholar and bioethicist, are the Council's newest trustees. (more)

Senior microbicides researchers David Phillips and Robin Maguire retire. (more)

"Has the HIV epidemic peaked?" The Council's John Bongaarts is the lead author of a newly published analysis finding that the HIV epidemic has reached a major turning point over the past decade. (more)

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Aging, Health, and Public Policy

A new resource book from the Population Council explores the impact of population aging in the United States.

Community-based Health Planning and Services & Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative

The Council is working with the Ghana Health Service to develop the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative to improve the access to and quality of health care.

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is the cutting, removal, and sometimes sewing of external female genitalia for cultural or other nontherapeutic reasons.

Growing Up Global

A new publication examines the lives and circumstances of 86 percent of the world's young people (i.e., those who live in developing nations).

Microbicides

The Population Council has been working for nearly two decades to develop safe and effective vaginal microbicides.

mothers2mothers Evaluation: A Support Program for HIV-positive Moms in South Africa

A program in South Africa helps mothers living with HIV safeguard their own and their baby's health.

Reproductive Health Training Seminar for Journalists

The Council, in collaboration with the Population Reference Bureau and the National Press Foundation, presented a skill-building workshop to help journalists report on reproductive health issues.

Spray-on Contraception The Population Council and Australian pharmaceutical company Acrux Limited are collaborating on the development of a transdermal contraceptive spray.

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Two reports, one describing the structure and dynamics of Sudan's internally displaced refugee camps and the other focusing on poverty in that country, have been commissioned by the Council. (more)

Council researchers have found a way to deliver the male contraceptive, Adjudin®, directly to the testis to avoid adverse side effects. (more)

A project designed by the Population Council and collaborators will introduce a rapid strip test (RST) for syphilis in Bolivia, reducing the wait time for results from days to less than half an hours. (more)

Population Council researchers review 16 pediatric antiretroviral programs in South Africa and provide 7 recommendations for improving pediatric HIV care. (more)

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This page updated 6 November 2008

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