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2007 News Releases
(See Media Center home for current releases)

Jan–Mar | Apr–Jun | Jul–Sep | Oct–Dec 

October–December

Antares Pharma and Population Council Announce Phase I Results
First transdermal contraceptive gel contains Nestorone® (28 November)

What Did They Learn? Population Council Researchers Report Back from the Field
Council professionals discuss insights from their efforts to improve the understanding of HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health at the APHA annual meeting (31 October)

"Child Brides: Stolen Lives"
Council staff worked with the filmmakers to showcase their efforts to improve the lives of Mayan girls in Guatemala (4 October)

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July–September

Council Commits to Ending Educational Disparities at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
The Population Council pledges to improve schools in Darfur, Sudan (27 September)

Council's Sandra G. García Honored for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
Sandra G. García was awarded the Guttmacher Institute’s Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research. (17 September)

Council statement on data analysis from the closed CONRAD and FHI cellulose sulfate clinical trials (25 July)

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April–June

Population Council Study: Pivotal Program in South Africa Helps Moms Living with HIV Safeguard Their Own and Their Baby’s Health
The Council will present an evaluation of mothers2mothers at a 27 June event sponsored by US Senators Biden and Lugar (19 June)

Marge Berer and Vaclav Smil Win 2007 Nordberg Award for Excellence in Writing and Editing in the Population Sciences (PDF)
The award will be presented at a reception at the Population Council in New York on 9 July
(31 May)

Antares and the Population Council Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Study with Innovative Low-dose Contraceptive (30 May)

Orphans, Abstinence, and Microbicides
At the South African AIDS conference, Population Council staff present findings reflecting the organization's comprehensive approach to HIV and AIDS prevention, support, and treatment (18 May)

A Mother’s Day Gift
The Population Council presents findings from an evaluation of a South African educational and mentoring program for HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers (11 May)

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January–March

The Council Teams Up with Pharmaceutical Companies and the Ghanaian Government to Improve Successful Health Care Program
Technical advisors from the Council will join Ghanaian Health Service and Ministry of Health officials to launch the latest effort to improve a  successful health care program (11 April)

The Council completed data collection for the Phase 3 efficacy trial of candidate microbicide
Data collection for the Phase 3 clinical trial of Carraguard®, the Population Council's lead first-generation candidate microbicide (31 March)

Population Council Wins Award for HIV/AIDS Research and Evaluation (23 March)

Population Council Entrusts Citrix GoToMyPC in Battle Against HIV, AIDS, and Poverty (PDF) (20 March)

Population Council Appoints Naomi Rutenberg Director of HIV and AIDS Program (15 March)

Melissa Robbiani Named Director of Biomedical HIV Research at Population Council (15 March)

With This Ring . . .
The Council is testing the safety and efficacy of a one-year contraceptive vaginal ring (15 February)

Council statement on the closing of CONRAD and FHI cellulose sulfate microbicide clinical trials (en français) (31 January)

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