The Population Council celebrates the 10th anniversary of World Contraception Day, September 26th!
Read more about our work to develop new long-acting contraceptives, findings from a study in India that are informing adolescent sexual and reproductive health policy, and an interview with the Council’s Kenya office director on the need to strengthen reproductive health education in Kenya’s schools.
On September 26th, the Population Council and the Government of Norway/Norad hosted a roundtable discussion, "Escalating Family Planning through Innovation" in New York City. Stakeholders from the global development community came together to discuss innovations, successes, and research gaps in family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights that need to figure prominently in the post-2015 agenda and the achievement of FP2020 goals. Visit our Twitter feed to read updates from the event, including perspectives from the panelists.
New article from Council journal available free of charge on Wiley-Blackwell website for a limited time. Until October 7th, read about the decline of intimate partner violence in Bangladesh in Studies in Family Planning.
In India, the Council and its partners are improving the way lessons from a decade of HIV prevention programs are shared. Since 2011, through the Knowledge Network, 61 program managers were trained in scientific writing and 32 peer-reviewed papers published. A collection of peer-reviewed articles showcases the success of this project.
Learn more about the Population Council's groundbreaking work in Kano State, Nigeria, demonstrating the use of magnesium sulfate as a low-cost and effective treatment for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Interventions reduced maternal mortality by 40 percent and promoted increased capacity-building among healthcare facilities.
Girls' migration, green contraception, and more are covered in the latest issue of Population Briefs.
Read "FP2020: A research roadmap." This brief, launched at Women Deliver 2013, proposes strategies for closing five of the most critical research gaps on the road to FP2020 by generating evidence that will inform future polices and programs.
For 60 years, the Population Council has changed the way the world thinks about important health and development issues. Explore an interactive timeline of the Council's history, learn more about some of our key contributions, and watch a short video about why your support is so important to us.
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Population and Development Review: September 2013
Population and Development Review supplement: Population and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Paul Demeny
Studies in Family Planning: September 2013
Population Briefs: July 2013
Momentum: May 2013
Report: Girls on the Move
