Population Council Research that makes a difference

This selection of English-language press coverage of the Population Council is drawn from news outlets all over the world. Where possible, we have provided offsite links to the original sources.

Christmas Births
The Huffington Post Global Motherhood blog, 19 December 2012 (USA)
Population Council President Peter J. Donaldson considers the difference high-quality reproductive health care and access to contraceptives could make to the 63 million women giving birth each year without proper help.

Scientists see promise for people and nature in "peak farmland"
The New York Times Dot Earth blog, 17 December (USA)
This blog entry refers to "Peak farmland and the prospects for sparing nature," an article from a forthcoming supplement to the journal Population and Development Review, published by the Population Council.

Zimbabwe: Health experts meet over GBV
All Africa, 12 December (Africa)

IUD evangelism: The birth control that converts
New York Magazine, 10 December (USA)

Why we don't screen for intimate partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa . . . and why we must
RH Reality Check, 10 December (USA)

New reproductive health decision support app aiming to raise the bar on quality service provision by front line health workers
iMedicalApps, 10 December (USA)

Measuring how births swell the population isn't child's play
The Wall Street Journal, 7 December (USA)

United States joins Zambia to stop gender-based violence
Zambia Daily Mail, 3 December (Zambia)
In this editorial, Susan K. Brems, USAID Mission director in Zambia, highlights the Zambia-led Prevention Initiative, currently being evaluated by the Council.

Run to create awareness about AIDS
The Hindu, 3 December (India)

Cellphones reshape prostitution in India, and complicate efforts to prevent AIDS
The New York Times, 24 November (USA)

Ending the curse of child brides, one $25 goat at a time
Bloomberg View, 21 November (USA)

New recommendations for who should get tested for HIV
The Takeaway [Audio], 20 November (USA)

Male contraception: Condoms are so 1930s
OBR's Roundtable Review, 20 November (USA)

Child marriage rate high in city slums: Study
The Financial Express, 10 November (Bangladesh)

Ex-UK PM Brown supports Malala's call for girls' education in Pakistan
CNN, 10 November (USA)

"Remove barriers to family planning"
bdnews24, 10 November (Bangladesh)

Vouchers for contraceptive methods
El-Sherouk Newspaper, 3 November (Egypt)

'Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries' launched
The News International, 26 October (Pakistan)

Investment on education sought to check population explosion
The Nation, 25 October (Pakistan)

Demographic dividend or disaster?
The News International, 23 October (Pakistan)

Note: ONE, a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization, sent a group of bloggers to Ethiopia to visit and write about projects supporting education, engagement, and activism on behalf of the world's poorest. They visited the Population Council's Biruh Tesfa project.

• Should you lose hope? No you shouldn't!
  Mummy from the Heart, 22 October (UK)
• Paying attention to resonant moments
  Little Pickle Press, 19 October (USA)
  
• Bright future
  Boston Mamas, 12 October (USA)

Are you man enough? Men on both sides of fight against harassment
Egypt Independent, 18 October (Egypt)

Vaginal ring may be more effective than gel for HIV prevention
HIVandHepatitis.com, 16 October (USA)

Is this the next generation in HIV prevention?
TakePart, 16 October (USA)

Electronic medical management not up to expectations
Viet Nam News, 16 October (Viet Nam)

Can a phone replace the doctor in Kenya?
BBC Click, 12 October (UK)

Child marriage: UNFPA invests USD 20 million to check child marriage
Actualité information Afrique - Afriquejet, 12 October (Africa)

On day of the girl, putting girls first
The Huffington Post, 11 October (USA)

International Day of the Girl: Going global with Girl Up
The Interdependent, 10 October (USA)

The birds and the bees—and a brighter future
TrustLaw (Reuters), 27 September (USA)

Note: A new initiative announced at the United Nations will help 27 million women in low-income countries access Jadelle, a long-acting reversible contraceptive developed by the Population Council.

• International donors get Bayer to cut price of implantable birth control for the poor The New York Times, 1 October (USA)
• Clinton, others announce contraception deal
  Associated Press, 26 September (USA)
• USAID launches new longterm contraceptive implant for poor women
  Turtle Bay and Beyond, 26 September (USA)
  
  

Note: A new Population Council study published in Science Translational Medicine provides the first efficacy data on the delivery of a microbicide from a vaginal ring.

• A gamechanger: Using vaginal rings to deliver HIV prevention
  USAID Impactblog, 21 September (USA)
• Intravaginal ring that could prevent HIV to be tested on humans
  U.S.News & World Report, 5 September (USA)
• Could an anti-HIV vaginal ring be on its way?
  Fox News, 5 September (USA)
• Vaginal ring protects monkeys against AIDS virus, study shows
  Bloomberg, 5 September (USA)
• Treated vaginal ring prevents HIV in monkeys
  HealthDay News, 5 September (USA)
• Vaginal ring may protect against HIV
  My Health News Daily, 5 September (USA)
• VIH/sida: un anneau vaginal efficace chez la guenon
  information Hospitaliere, 10 September (France)
• En busca del anillo vaginal antiVIH
  El Mundo, 6 September (Spain)
• Anel vaginal anti-HIV conseguiu evitar transmissão do vírus em macacos
  Publico, 5 September (Portugal)
• Estudo: anéis vaginais anti-HIV podem prevenir transmissão de vírus
  Terra, 5 September (Brazil)
  
  

Govt fares well in health sector
bdnews24.com, 21 September (Bangladesh)

Africa: USAID-funded videos promote gender equality
All Africa, 17 September (Africa)

A new partnership with Rumah Cemara in Bandung, Indonesia
Coaches Across Continents, 17 September (USA/UK)

Feminist Bina Agarwal leads campaign for gender equality in India
News Blaze, 29 August (USA)

The invisible majority: Married girls in the Somali refugee camps
Transcend Media Service, 27 August (Norway)

Integration of sexual and reproductive health in South Sudan
SBFPHC Policy Advocacy blog, 23 August (USA)

Population growth hard on humanity
Tampa Bay Online, 19 August (USA)

Cancer drug in the works might double as reversible male contraceptive
Nature Medicine blog, 16 August (USA)

Anal health is not just a gay issue: Women need rectal microbicides too
CNS Citizen News Service, 13 August (Thailand)

Brady: Olympics remind us that sports can empower women in developing countries
Newsday, 12 August (USA)

Weniger Nachkommen? Europa stirbt doch nicht aus!
Die Presse, 4 August (Austria)

Off the sidelines and onto the field: New opportunities to learn about girls' participation in sports
The Huffington Post, 2 August (USA)

"Cradle-to-grave" monitoring keeps grant activities in compliance, protects organization
Nonprofit Business Advisor, 31 July (USA)

Early marriage robs children of their opportunities
The Washington Post, 31 July (USA)

Kenya: Youth bulge can drive prosperity
AllAfrica, 30 July (Kenya)

More people over 65 find marriage, love
The Columbian, 29 July (USA)

Moving the sexual health agenda forward for young people
The Guardian, 24 July (UK)

India: No country for women
Deccan Chronicle, 22 July (India)

Fertility rates fall, but global population explosion goes on
Los Angeles Times, 22 July (USA)
First of a five part series documenting the causes and consequences of rapid population growth.

Invest in family planning to boost economy: Experts
Pakistan Observer, 17 July (Pakistan)

Population size of Pakistan has quadrupled since 1950
The News International, 12 July (Pakistan)

World Population Day: Can women find birth control if they want it?
Washington Post blogPOST, 11 July (USA)

World Population Day: Changing the world is still a family affair
Forbes, 11 July (USA)

Apuesta por “efecto de la niña”
Prensa Libre, 8 July (Guatemala)

A summit for the world's women
The Huffington Post, 10 July (USA)

Off beat! (03): Should kids beget kids?
Bellevision, 3 July (USA)

Rise in number of sex workers leaving brothels hits HIV programmes
The Indian Express, 1 July (India)

Europe's other crisis
The Economist, 30 June (UK)

Lowering fertility rate to draw maximum benefit
The News International, 30 June (Pakistan)

Pakistan's population may touch 300m mark in 2050
Dawn, 29 June (Pakistan)

Children having children—and dying—a "global scandal"
The Hindu, 29 June (India)

Hormonal gel contraceptive for men shows promise
Voice of America, 26 June (USA)

Family planning: A key to prosperity
RH Reality Check, 25 June (USA)

"Mourning" the birth of a girl
The Daily Beast, 22 June (USA)

Law and the age of innocence
The Hindu, 19 June (India)

Abandoned, aborted, or left for dead: These are the vanishing girls of Pakistan
The Atlantic, 19 June (USA)

Family's 20 kids highlight Pakistan's population explosion
CNN, 14 June (USA)

Unintended pregnancy and abortion in Kenya
APHRC blog, 7 June (Kenya)

Family planning and results-based financing initiatives
NewSecurityBeat, 6 June (USA)

Pakistan has worst family planning indicators in the region
The News International, 6 June (Pakistan)

Loss of microtubule regulator blocks sperm maturation
The Scientist, 24 May (Canada)

Treading an adult's path
The New Vision, 22 May (Uganda)

Vouchers for safe motherhood: Saving the lives of poor mothers in Kenya with creative financing
The Huffington Post, 21 May (USA)

Falah's family planning project—Where does it stand?
Dawn, 13 May (Pakistan)

Issues pertaining to safe motherhood highlighted
The News International, 13 May (Pakistan)

360,000 women worldwide to give birth on Mother's Day—Population Council
Ghana Business News, 10 May (Ghana)

A Mother's Day gift
The Huffington Post, 8 May (USA)
Population Council President Peter J. Donaldson saluted mothers and backed Melinda Gates’s commitment to greater use of family planning to help advance their lives and the lives of their children.

Experts for joint ventures in pharma industry
The News International, 8 May (Pakistan)

My experience in Arusha and Nairobi
Women Leading Change blog, 7 May (USA)

Time to look beyond 2015, say experts
bdnews24, 6 May (Bangladesh)

See how mobile technology saves lives in Africa (video)
Double7 Images, 1 May (USA)

GIJ (Ghana Institute of Journalism) offers training in data use
Daily Guide, 30 April (Ghana)

"Fool's paradise" to think denying adolescents health-promoting, life-saving services shielded them, prevented promiscuity, Population Commission told
United Nations Economic and Social Council, Department of Public Information, 24 April (USA)

New campaign to protect street children launches 3-pronged strategy
Egypt.com, 21 April (Egypt)

Why we should give children the vote
The Globe and Mail, 20 April (Canada)
Paul Demeny is a Population Council Distinguished Scholar.

Primary education still a distant dream for girls
The Nation, 15 April (Pakistan)

IMDC holds World Health Day event
The News International, 14 April (Pakistan)

Congressional Gold Medal moment to share
Discover Nikkei, 9 April (USA)
Dr. Samuel Koide worked at the Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research from 1965 to 2002.

Adolescent reproductive health: Demand for strategic focus
The Financial Express, 7 April (Bangladesh)

NATSAVE, Population Council partner to empower girls
The Post Online, 7 April (Zambia)

Use of contraceptives can further improve in Pakistan
The News International, 30 March (Pakistan)

Perpetuating ancient female norms in South Asia
e-International Relations, 30 March (UK)

Some doctors still mistaken on IUD safety—study
Reuters, 28 March (USA)

Note: Results of a Population Council survey documenting the disrespect and abuse some women face at hospitals and clinics in Kenya are highlighted in the selection of clips below.

• One in five women reports disrespectful treatment at childbirth in Kenya’s hospitals and clinics
  Africa Science News, 23 March (Kenya)
• Women disrespected during child birth—poll
  The Kenyan Daily Post, 23 March (Kenya)
• Mothers face abuse in clinics
  Daily Nation, 22 March (Kenya)
• Women disrespected in hospitals, survey
  The Standard, 22 March (Kenya)
  
  

Addressing the sexual and reproductive health of youth at the United Nations "just can't wait"
Turtle Bay and Beyond, 22 March (USA)

HIV highest amongst most at risk sector
The Star, 22 March (Kenya)

Call for adopting birth spacing to save lives of mother, child
Business Recorder, 22 March (Pakistan)

Is child marriage on the decline in India?
Global Room for Women blog, 15 March (USA)

Creating a safe space for young Mayan girls
Women Deliver News, 13 March (USA)

Islamabad wakes up to welcome Women's Day
Dawn, 8 March (Pakistan)

"The population bomb: Defused or still ticking?" Seminar recap
State of the Planet blog of Columbia University, 8 March (USA)

Who are the killers?
Dawn, 7 March (Pakistan)

Banks target adolescent girls
The Observer, 6 March (Uganda)

Ignorance ''the main enemy in abortion debate"
Bangkok Post, 4 March (Thailand)

Americans get reacquainted with IUDs
The New York Times Well blog, 27 February (USA)
Consumer health writer Jane Brody discusses ParaGard IUD and Mirena IUS, which are rapidly gaining popularity in the United States and were developed at the Population Council.

Female genital mutilation: The evil that still reigns
Delta Women blog, 23 February (Nigeria)

On the frontlines in India: Toward social and economic progress
Impatient Optimists (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation blog), 23 February (USA)

Rape by proxy: What the new CDC study tells us about the male experience of sexual violence
Daily Kos, 19 February (USA)

Seven billion, and counting—What to do about it?
Sadja's Columns blog, 19 February (USA)

Women in the world of sports
UN Women, 17 Febuary (USA)

The Heshima Project: Understanding disrespectful and abusive maternity care and the means for improvement
The White Ribbon Alliance blog, 16 February (USA)

Project launched to counter population issues
Pakistan Today, 17 Feburary (Pakistan)

Immersed in the body politic: Anthropologist documents the stories behind population and health policies
Harvard Gazette, 16 February (USA)

Four departments merged with new statistics bureau
The International News, 13 February (Pakistan)

Population controls lose control over baby boom
Daily Sun, 13 February (Bangladesh)

Sustainable development seniors put their knowledge into practice
State of the Planet blog of Columbia University, 7 February (USA)

Birth control soon available for men, but will they use it?
Humptrain blog, 7 February (USA)

Open source tackles healthcare in places Microsoft can't
Wired magazine, 3 February (USA)

Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . goes the population bomb
poc The Philippine Online Chronicles, 3 February (Philippines)

Violence against women: Map vulnerability
The Daily Star, 2 February (Bangladesh)

Field experience in maternal health: Hannah Ratcliffe shares her experience with the Population Council in Bangladesh
Maternal Health Task Force blog, 2 February (USA)

Quarter of men resume sex before wounds from circumcision fully healed in Zambian study
AIDS Map, 31 January (UK)

Fiza Batool Gillani calls for strengthening existing policies to deal with poor maternal and neo-natal health indicators in Pakistan
News Pakistan, 30 January (Pakistan)

Women face wait for contraceptive
Taranaki Daily News, 27 January (New Zealand)

Pakistani youth: Most effective force for development
Pakistan Observer, 26 January (Pakistan)

Policymakers shy away from family planning
Dawn, 25 January (Pakistan)

Young Indians indulging in risky, pre-marital sex?
rediff, 24 January (India)

Mubarak is gone but young women still struggle in Egypt
Peter Geoghegan blog, 23 January (USA)

"Institutionalisation of the Birth Spacing Paradigm": Religious scholars accept importance of child spacing
Daily Times, 20 January (Pakistan)

Child-spacing project wraps up after giving birth to new public-private coordination
The Express Tribune, 20 January (Pakistan)

Awareness of sexual health of adolescents stressed
The Daily Star, 17 January (Bangladesh)

Grassroots project shines hope on Nairobi slum life
The Lancet, 14 January (UK)

Birth control for men? For real this time?
Ms. Magazine blog, 13 January (USA)

HIV 10 times more prevalent among migrants than general population
The Times of India, 12 January (India)

Wrap it up India: The time is now for family planning
Feminist Majority Foundation blog, 10 January (USA)

Condom use low among Indian youth
Ms. Magazine, 9 January (USA)

Do IUDs limit kinky play?
Salon Am I Normal? blog, 5 January (USA)

Reflections: Technologies, iLabs and accolades
InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters) blog, 2 January (USA)
This article describes some of InSTEDD's innovations in 2011, including Baby Monitor.

Presenting NSSM 200: "Implications of worldwide population growth for U.S. security and overseas interests"
Peak Oil News and Message Boards, 2 January (USA)

 

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