Media Center
October–December
Population Council Management and Board of
Trustees: News Update
The Council announced changes to its executive team following the
organization’s recent board of trustees meeting. (22 December)
Massive Increase in Services Needed for
Pregnant Women to Stop Virus Being Passed to Children
On World AIDS Day, UNICEF and WHO convened the High-level Partners Forum to
push for far greater access to preventive services for pregnant women living
with HIV in the worst-affected countries. (30 November)
The Council Is Co-hosting Innovative Multisectoral Strategies for Meeting
the Needs of Indigenous Girls and Other Vulnerable Adolescents in
Guatemala, 1–2 December
This meeting will focus on multisectoral problem-solving,
that is, efforts
that incorporate methods to improve formal and informal education,
livelihood opportunities, health awareness and services, intercultural
relations, life skills, and gender empowerment. (29 November) (en español)
A Swahili Translation of a Council Publication Receives
Acclaim/Media Coverage in Tanzania
The launch of "Healing wounds, instilling hope: The Tanzanian partnership against obstetric
fistula" was attended by top government officials and received extensive
press coverage. (5 October)
Naomi Rutenberg Selected as Head of Council’s
Largest HIV/AIDS Program
The
Council's Horizons Program, which uses operations research to prevent
the spread and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS, has a new leader. (4
October)
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July–September
Low Chemical Exposure May Speed Male Puberty
Low exposure to commonly used chemical may speed male puberty, Council
research shows. (9 September)
Financier; Nobel Laureate Elected to Board of
Trustees
The Council welcomes the newest members to its board of
trustees: financier Darcy Bradbury and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. (7
September)
The Council's Zeba Sathar Is Lauded by Pakistani Government
for Her Public
Service
Zeba Sathar is recognized
by
Pakistani government for national service. (14 August)
Population Council Recognizes World Population Day 2005
The Council supports the theme of this year’s World
Population Day, Equality Empowers, every day with dozens of
projects dedicated to improving the status and health of young women and
girls. (11 July)
Council Journal
Publishes New Analysis of American Smokers
and Mortality
In the June 2005 issue of Population and Development Review
journal, Richard Rogers and his colleagues provide a more nuanced
picture of the impact of smoking than had previously been
available. (7 July)
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April–June
U.N. Millennium Development Goals: Council
Publishes
New Perspectives from
Experienced Practitioners
The Council's
Studies in Family
Planning published five pointed, critical essays of efforts to
achieve the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals to reduce
poverty and improve the lives of the world's people by 2015. (27 June)
Council Researchers Announced
Positive Results from the First Clinical Study of a Novel Contraceptive
Spray for Women
The once-a-day spray provided sustained delivery of contraception in Phase I
clinical trials. The test product was well tolerated by participants and no
serious adverse events recorded. (20 June)
Jotham Musinguzi, a
Ugandan Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Government Leader
Is Elected to the
Council's Board of Trustees
The Population Council's newest board member,
is the director of the Population Secretariat of the Ugandan Ministry of
Finance and Economic Planning. (17 June)
Population Council President Is in Ghana
Peter Donaldson is in Ghana to strengthen ties with community leaders, colleague
organizations, donors, and government officials. (9 June)
Felicia H. Stewart
Wins the 2005 Olivia Schieffelin Nordberg Award
The
honor, presented for excellence in writing and editing in the population
sciences, will be presented at
the Council in June. (12 May)
Levonorgestrel-only
Emergency Contraceptive Pills (Plan B®) Appear to Work by
Interfering with Ovulation, Not Implantation
Recent research by members of the Council’s International Committee for
Contraception Research and other scientists shows that emergency
contraceptive pills appear to work by interfering with ovulation. They do
not appear to disrupt postfertilization events, such as the implantation of
a fertilized egg in the uterus. (2 May)
Sheldon J. Segal
Is Awarded International Academy of Human Reproduction's Lifetime
Achievement Award
Segal, who holds the title of Distinguished
Scientist at the Council, is a biomedical scientist. The academy was
acknowledging his efforts to improve reproductive health for women
and men around the world. (7 April)
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January–March
Council’s Matthew Hardy Chairs
North American Testis Workshop
The North American Testis Workshop, chaired by the Council's Matthew
Hardy, will be held in Seattle, Washington. Participants will discuss
findings from testicular cell dynamics and endocrine signaling studies.
(28 March)
Board Chairman Rodney B. Wagner Dies
The Population Council mourns the loss of Rodney B. Wagner, a member of
the Population Council’s board of trustees since 1996 and its chairman
since 2001. (28 March)
Ragui Assaad
Joins Council as New Regional Director for Middle East
Assaad, whose recent research focuses on labor market analysis, gender inequity in the labor market, and work and family issues in the Middle East and North Africa, will oversee the Council's Middle Eastern programs and studies.
(8 March)
Aging, Health, and Public Policy, a new Council
publication, offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the social and economic impact of population aging on Americans. (28 February)
Encyclopedia of Population,
Edited by Demeny and McNicoll, Earns Kudos
Edited by Council social scientists Paul Demeny and Geoffrey
McNicoll, the encyclopedia was named an "Outstanding Academic Title for
2004" by Choice, a publication of the American Library Association.
(31 January)
Council Co-sponsors Gender, Culture and Rights Workshop in South Africa
Council researchers Saiqa Mullick and Jane Chege presented their latest findings to scholars and practitioners at a three-day conference aimed at promoting gender rights. (28 January)
Peter J. Donaldson, Ph.D., Is Named President of the Population Council
Donaldson was praised for his "extraordinary energy and enthusiasm for the Population Council" by
board of trustee chairman Rodney B. Wagner. (11 January)
Mexican President Vicente Fox to Meet with Population Council Trustees and Staff
Vicente Fox Quesada, the president of Mexico, met with senior Council management on 10 January at Los Pinos, the presidential residence. (10 January)
John J. Danilovich, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Visits Council-supported Project
U.S. government officials met with staff and clients of Saude na Estrada ("health on the road"), to learn about this targeted HIV prevention project for truck drivers. (January)
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