HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2005 ANNUAL REPORT

Challenges that motivate us:

• Every minute, ten people become newly infected with HIV, and six die of AIDS.

• Women in sub-Saharan Africa are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in developed regions of the world.

• Condoms are the only products that prevent both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. There is a dire need for more products that offer dual protection.

• More than half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day; more than 1 billion people do not have access to an adequate supply of drinking water; more than 2.5 billion do not have access to basic sanitation; and more than 2 billion lack access to a reliable source of electricity.

• In the next ten years at least 100 million girls are expected to be married before they turn 18. Married girls are often highly susceptible to HIV infection and are at increased risk for dropping out of school, domestic violence, and coerced sex.

Five questions on global health and population with links to steps the Population Council is taking to answer them:

1. How can we slow the spread of HIV? (PDF)

2. How can we ensure that people's reproductive health needs are met? (PDF)

3. How can we help women avoid unintended pregnancy? (PDF)

4. How can population research improve the lives of people living in poverty? (PDF)

5. How can we help girls navigate adolescence safely in the age of AIDS? (PDF)

PDF of entire annual report

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See Also

• Highlights from the Population Council's 2004 annual report

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