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Current News Releases (more) The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Population Council are providing support for the expansion of the Ishraq program for out-of-school girls in rural Upper Egypt. (more)A study in China shows that low-birth-weight infants (who suffer higher rates of death, disability, and impaired development than larger babies) have higher blood levels of phthalates than heavier newborns. (more) The Council is a collaborator in the Male Circumcision Partnership, which is launching a massive scale-up of voluntary male circumcision services in Swaziland, Zambia (more) Samuel H. Preston has been named winner of the 2009 Olivia Schieffelin Nordberg Award for excellence in writing and editing in the population sciences. (PDF) Council staff will join colleagues to present research findings and on-the-ground experiences at a Capitol Hill briefing entitled "Africa's Future" on 5 June (more) The Council joins colleague organizations in applauding US Congress members for introducing anti-child marriage legislation (more) Antares Pharma and the Population Council have announced preliminary positive Phase 2 trial results of a contraceptive gel containing Nestorone®. (more) The Population Council's John Bongaarts and co-author Steven W. Sinding confront the myths surrounding family planning in "A response to critics of family planning programs." (more) Council research will be presented at the first-ever National Conference on the Primary Prevention of Men’s Violence Against Women in Washington, DC. (more) The Population Council has released a statement regarding the results of the HPTN 035 Microbicide Study. (more) The Council appointed Safaa El-Kogali as regional director for the Council's West Asia and North Africa region. (more) The Lancet has published the Carraguard® Phase 3 trial results. (more) 1 December was World AIDS Day. Watch a slide show, send an e-card, listen to a short message about discrimination, and read more about the Council's current work on HIV and AIDS. (more) Antares Pharma and the Population Council have announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of a contraceptive gel containing Nestorone®. (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)
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Story Ideas 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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