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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)

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Council selects Louise Pedneault as clinical director, microbicides, HIV and AIDS program (more)

Council staff to present latest research findings at upcoming conference (more)

Population Council names Scott Newman the organization's chief financial officer. (more)

New Council book explores economic consequences of the aging of the global workforce. (more)

The results of the Phase 3 Carraguard® trial have been announced. (more)

The Council's Judith Bruce will address the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on the subject of child marriage.

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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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14 April 2008