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.

Eve teasing: Why do guys do it?
Love Matters (Radio Netherlands Worldwide), 30 December (Netherlands)

Three organisations merged to form "Pak Bureau of Statistics"
Daily Times, 24 December (Pakistan)

Condom use low amongst India's unmarried youth: Study
Reuters, 23 December (India)

Monetary incentive to end child marriage in Indian state is successful
Aid Netherlands blog, 23 December (Netherlands)

Challenge gender-based violence using comprehensive sexuality education
The WIP (The Women's International Perspective) blog, 20 December (USA)

North Indian "Apni Beti" program strikes a blow against child marriage
The Daily Beast, 19 December (USA)

Fiza for sensitizing youth on population planning
Infoline International News Agency, 14 December (Pakistan)

Reward health workers to encourage them
Daily Sun, 13 December (Bangladesh)

As Obama overrules the FDA on Plan B one-step, access to emergency contraception in Asia grows
TIME, Global Spin blog, 9 December (USA)

Gay marriage in Nigeria: Until death do us part
The Economist, Baobab blog, 9 December (UK)

Depo danger
Seattle Weekly, 7 December (USA)

An environment of change: Small steps to sustainability
South Asian Generation Next, 7 December (South Africa)

Dip in HIV cases must not weaken campaign
Hindustan Times, 30 November (India)

Outburst of population growth resulting in problems
Pakistan Observer, 30 November (Pakistan)

Family planning yet to find place in curriculum
Dawn, 29 November (Pakistan)

Nigeria: Experts call for urgent attention to issues on women, girl-children
AllAfrica, 29 November (Nigeria)

UNiTE to end violence against women
New Security Beat blog, 25 November (USA)

Journalists urged to utilise data in reportage
"Ghana Government Official Portal," 24 November (Ghana)

Interview with Alejandra Colom, Population Council
Stirring the Fire blog, 23 November (Guatemala)

Vague policies blamed for flop in malaria war
Daily Nation, 22 November (Kenya)

Paradigm shift needed to beat climate change
Inquirer Opinion, 8 November (Philippines)

"We want girls to be visible"
Inter Press Service, 4 November (Guatemala)

Note: The Day of 7 Billion (31 October 2011) was the focus of much public discourse. Council research and expertise are highlighted in the selection of clips below.

• The birth control solution
  The New York Times, 2 November (USA)
• Analysis: How many Pakistanis will inhabit the planet?
  Daily Times, 1 November (Pakistan)
• Breaking a long silence on population control
  The New York Times, 31 October (USA)
• As world welcomes "7 billionth" baby, UN says empowering women is key to stability
  The Christian Science Monitor, 31 October (USA)
• Just how big is 7 billion?
  CNN World, 31 October (USA)
• Education systems struggle to tackle and teach booming African population
  Irish Times, 31 October (Ireland)
• Jövő hétfőre már hétmilliárdan leszünk
  Metropol.hu, 31 October (Hungary)
• Are we facing a crisis of overpopulation?
  Aljazeera, 28 October (USA)
  
• Bongaarts: 7 billion and counting . . .
  Newsday, 28 October (USA)
• How countries try to contain population growth (audio)
  PRI's The World, 28 October (UK)
• 7 billion: Will Earth really hit population milestone Monday?
  National Geographic, 28 October (USA)
  
• Seven billion and global stresses
  Council on Foreign Relations, 28 October (USA)
• Mudanças climáticas devem forçar a migração de milhões de pessoas
  Globo.com, 27 October (Brazil)
• População mundial chega a 7 bilhões de pessoas, diz ONU
  Globo.com, 26 October (Brazil)
• Global population to hit 7 billion (video)
  Business News Network, 26 October (USA)
• Population of world "could grow to 15bn by 2100"
  The Guardian | The Observer, 22 October (UK)
  
  

Average number of children per woman falls to 4.1 from 6.7
The News International, 21 October (Pakistan)

Children by choice, not chance
Daily Times, 21 October (Pakistan)

Need stressed to scale up HTSP services in Pakistan
Business Recorder, 21 October (Pakistan)

Neonatal health: Safe delivery
Dawn, 16 October (Pakistan)

Senegal curbs a bloody rite for girls and women
The New York Times, 15 October (USA)
This article describes the significant reduction in female genital mutilation/cutting in Senegal. Even after the practice became illegal, it was widespread until a group called Tostan worked to eliminate the practice. The Council played a crucial supporting role in Tostan's program by evaluating its effectiveness and recommending ways to strengthen this already successful educational program.

Challenges loom as world population hits 7 billion
Associated Press: The Crescent-News, 11 October (USA)
This article was picked up by nearly 400 newspapers and websites worldwide.

Call for greater awareness about contraception
Pakistan Today, 11 October (Pakistan)

Steve Jobs and giving anonymously
Reuters Money, 10 October (USA)

South Africa: The unsung revolution
AllAfrica, 28 September (USA)

Population growth dilutes gains
Dawn, 27 September (Pakistan)

Contraceptive technologies offer new options
USAID IMPACTblog, 26 September (USA)

The Development Bible: A Newer Testament
The Huffington Post, 21 September (USA)

Study from Zambia highlights importance of comprehension and consent in male circumcision programmes
NAM aidsmap, 21 September (UK)

Sexual revolution: Big advances made in male birth control
CBS New York, 19 September (USA)

A humane investment: Family planning in Ghana?
ThinkAfricaPress, 14 September (Ghana)

FGM: Kenya acts against unkindest cut
The Guardian, Sarah Boseley's Global Health blog, 8 September (UK)
Kenya has become the latest African country to make FGM illegal. Council staff have been actively participating in many of the activities that shaped this law, working with lawmakers and communities as well as participating in the national committee that coordinates anti-FGM activities.

Sexual abuse in upswing
Zambian National Broadcasting Company, 8 August (Zambia)

50 years of saving and improving lives
USAID IMPACTblog, 5 August (USA)

Pop Audio: Sajeda Amin on population growth, urbanization, and gender rights in Bangladesh
"The New Security Beat," Woodrow Wilson Center, 4 August (USA)

Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development
Saving Lives at Birth website, 2 August (USA)

Healing touch: Indian, Pak docs join hands on key issues
The Times of India, 1 August (India)

USAID's case for more family planning funding
Global Post, Global Pulse blog, 1 August (USA)

World population to top 7 billion in 2011 amidst growing concerns
International Business Times, 29 July (USA)

Population to bulge, but will hit ceiling
Discovery News, 29 July (USA)

Punj Lloyd launches third phase of "Life Enrichment" programme
India InfoLine Ltd, 28 July (India)

New opportunities give sub-Saharan women room for change
Voice of America News, 27 July (USA)

The weight of under-nourishment
The Tribune, 12 July (India)

Call to recruit trained midwives at union health centres
Daily Sun, 3 July (Bangladesh)

Brides used as bargaining chips
The Guardian, 29 June (UK)

Cash transfers, institutional delivery and quality of care in India
Maternal Health Task Force blog, 29 June (US)

Job uncertainty means fewer US, European babies, study says
Bloomberg News, 28 June (US)
An article in the Council's journal Population & Development Review,"Economic recession and fertility in the developed world," was covered in multiple US news outlets.

New opportunities give sub-Saharan women room for change
Voice of America, 27 July (USA)

PEP services not up to scratch (article and podcast)
Health-e News Service, 23 June (South Africa)

Television interview with Council staff member JuliaLynne Walker
E-News, 22 June (South Africa)

Celebrate solutions: Fostering husbands' involvement and support in Ethiopia
Women Deliver News, 20 June (USA)

Beyond condoms: The long quest for a better male contraceptive
Scientific American, 14 June (USA)

Vouchers are putting Kenyan women in charge of care
NextBillion blog, 14 June (USA)

Refugee nurses get language help
News24, 8 June (South Africa)
This article describes efforts that are part of a Council initiative to improve access to health services for immigrants in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The geography of illiteracy
This Day Live, 8 June (Nigeria)

Archbishop Tutu fights against child marriage in Ethiopia
BBC News, 7 June (UK)
Desmond Tutu and other representatives from the Elders visited Council-led adolescent programs in Ethiopia.

Women abuse research: English | Swahili
KTN Kenya TV, 4 June (Kenya)

Govt move for people's healthy living
The Times of India, 27 May (India)

Give care, not counsel
The Times of India, 26 May (India)

Alcoholism slowing down HIV and AIDS war in Kenya
Africa Science News Service, 19 May (Kenya)

Parliamentarians ask G8 to focus on women
Interpress Service, 18 May (France)

Les jeunes filles "invisibles," leviers oubliés du développement
["Invisible" girls, the forgotten drivers of development]
Le Monde, 17 May (France)

Girl, 15, forced to wed, police come to rescue
Asian Age, 9 May (India)

Closely spaced pregnancies put maternal, newborn lives at risk
The International News, 7 May (Pakistan)

BCC campaign on LA/PM of Mayer Hashi project launched
Financial Express, 6 May (Bangladesh)

Violence, bias impede women's progress in Central America
Voice of America, 5 May (USA)

U.N. forecasts 10.1 billion people by century's end
The New York Times, 3 May (USA)
The Council's John Bongaarts was quoted in this article. He was also interviewed by multiple broadcast and online media for similar stories about this UN report and related population trends.

Podcast: The role of education in empowering young Egyptians to shape their future
UNICEF, 2 May (USA)

The earth's carrying capacity
The Science Show, ABC Radio National, 30 April (Australia)

Child brides need world to intervene
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 24 April (USA)

Hungarian mothers may get extra votes for their children in elections
The Guardian, 17 April (UK)
The Council's Paul Demeny was interviewed for television, radio, and print media after the Hungarian government proposed legislation for parents to be able to cast votes for their children's interests. This bill is similar in concept to Demeny Voting, a concept first articulated by Demeny in the early 1980s.

The Bride Was Seven
Oxygen Television Network, 17 April (USA)

Children make older parents happy
The New York Times, 8 April (USA)
An article in the Council's journal Population & Development Review,"A global perspective on happiness and fertility," was covered in multiple US news outlets.

South Sudan's ticking youth time-bomb
Voice of America, 7 April (USA)

One minute with . . . John Bongaarts (free registration required to access article)
NewScientist, 2 April (UK)

When will their voices be heard?
Teen Voices, Spring/Summer 2011 (USA)

Sexual attacks on journalists: Why foreign women are seen as fair game
The Christian Science Monitor, 29 March (USA)

Team work: The Population Council’s lead microbicide candidate moves forward
A&U, 21 March (USA)

Moving forward on gender: PEPFAR's plans
DipNote: US Department of State Official Blog, 16 March (USA)
The Council’s Biruh Tesfa project was highlighted by US Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby on the US Department of State’s official blog.

Rising food prices raise spectre of Malthus
People & the Planet, 16 March (UK)

Japan’s demographic predicament calls for a national debate about possible cures
Nikkei Shimbun, 11 March (Japan)

43% of underage married girls suffer marital violence: Survey
The Times of India, 9 March (India)

"Epicenter of violence": Guatemala combats brutality toward women
PBS NewsHour, 7 March (USA)

Overcoming barriers in Central America
InterPress Service, 7 March (Italy)
Reprinted in more than 140 print and online sites

The $1.25 health care fix
Forbes, 1 March (USA)

The budget and American women (Letter to the Editor, 5th letter in list)
The New York Times, 1 March (USA)

Avoid budget season headaches: Prepare, collaborate and review
Nonprofit Business Advisor, March (USA)

How does family planning impact population growth?
NEC ECONEWS, February/March 2011, p. 19 (USA)

Study finds most lubricants damage rectal cells and some increase HIV activity
NAM aidsmap, 26 February (UK)

Giving the world's young the future they deserve
Oregon Live, 25 February (USA)

An unrecognisable world: Global population of 9 billion will compete for food supplies in 2050
Daily Mail, 22 February (UK)
This article, based on a Council news release, was picked up by nearly 50 news sites worldwide.

Lube alert
AIDSMeds, 16 February (USA)

Academics and students look to influence Egypt's transition
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 February (USA)

From the field: Opening horizons for Guatemala's girls
PBS NewsHour, 9 February (USA)

Need for birth spacing highlighted
The International News, 29 January (Pakistan)

Addressing obstetric fistula: Towards a just and healthy life for all
RH Reality Check, 26 January (USA)

MDGs' achievement must for reducing child mortality
Business Recorder, 26 January (Pakistan)

No room for complacency
The Times of India, 13 January (India)

Donations up as charities' campaigns get creative
Crain’s New York Business, 9 January (USA)

Population Council’s new microbicides protect against HIV for 24 hours in monkeys
NAM aidsmap, 6 January (UK)

AIDS gel prevents infection in monkeys
Reuters, 6 January (USA)

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The way forward
WorldPulse, Winter 2010–Spring 2011 (USA)

The role of ARVs in HIV prevention: Microbicides and PrEP
POZ, December (USA)

Magnesium sulphate reduces maternal deaths—Population Council
Leadership, 27 December (Nigeria)

Five-year plan to halve new HIV infections
PlusNews, 23 December (Ethiopia )

GPS points way for nonprofits
Investor's Business Daily, 22 December (USA)

Drunk HIV+ men put sex workers at risk
Daily News and Analysis, 21 December (USA)

UK campaign to tighten immigration fails to take off
International Business Times, 21 December (UK)

Plea for mobile usage to improve reproductive health
The Times of India, 17 December (India)

Mobile phones: Key thing in health awareness
Magnificent Bihar, 16 December (India)

Pop Audio: Judith Bruce on empowering adolescent girls in post-earthquake Haiti
"The New Security Beat," Woodrow Wilson Center, 11 December (USA)

Bihar at maximum HIV risk, say experts
Hindustan Times, 7 December (India)

Giving around the world
Metro New York, 29 November (USA)

Maternal mortality afflicts city slums
Hindustan Times, 25 November (India)

Kenya sees increase in reports of child sex abuse
Richmond Times-Dispatch, 20 November (USA)
Council associate Jill Keesbury’s interview with the Associated Press has been picked up by about 600 news outlets around the world.

Pop Audio: John Bongaarts on the impacts of demographic change in the developing world
"The New Security Beat," Woodrow Wilson Center, 10 November (USA)

We work on fighting discrepancy and enhancing equality, Safaa El-Kogali Interview
Hawaa (Eve) Magazine, 23 October (Egypt)

HIV prevention for married adolescents
IRIN PlusNews, 15 October (Kenya)

Building hope for adolescent girls in post-earthquake Haiti
UNICEF Radio, 13 October (USA)

Birth control over baldness
The New York Times, 26 September (USA)

Safaa El Kogali interview
"Women's World," Nile TV, 17, 24 September (Egypt)

The pill–breast cancer connection: Does it exist?
Slate, 17 September (USA)

Gender equity beyond primary education: "Progress for Children" interview series
UNICEF Radio, 15 September (USA)

Breakthrough in microbicides development
IPPF Medical Bulletin, September/December (UK)

Despite laws and campaigns, child marriages persist
Inter Press Service, 17 August (India)

Could immigrants help the US economy by having more babies?
Mother Jones, 12 August (USA)

Rewarding day of work
Marika's Weblog, 10 August (USA)

Investing in women
The Times of India, 4 August (India)

New hope in reducing rate of HIV infections in women
"The Takeaway," 20 July (USA)

In Egypt, women have burdens but no privileges
The New York Times, 13 July (USA)

Parents must reveal children’s HIV status to school teachers
The New Vision, 5 July (Uganda)

Mommy dearest: Egypt lauded for pronounced drop in maternal mortality
Egypt Today, June (Egypt)

A Couple's Guide to Getting Pregnant
"Good Morning America," 16 June (USA)
Population Council senior scientist Marc Goldstein and coauthor Zev Rosenwaks discuss the newly published A Baby At Last!

African women begin test of vaginal ring intended to kill HIV virus
The Washington Post, 15 June (USA)

Boom or doom?
The News International, 15 June (Pakistan)

Population explosion a threat to Pak progress
The News International, 3 June (Pakistan)

Young Kenyan women top contraception users: Study
Daily Nation, 2 June (Kenya)

Masters of the uterus
Mother Jones, May/June (USA)

Fewer babies dying is good, right?
Salon, 24 May (USA)
Sheldon J. Segal, Population Council distinguished scientist until his death in October 2009, is mentioned in this article about declining infant mortality.

Women like using anti-HIV microbicide gels during sex
Times Live, 23 May (South Africa)

Experts share views on maternal health
The News International, 22 May (Pakistan)

Breaking the silence on gender-based violence in schools: United Nations Girls' Education Initiative special podcast
UNICEF Radio, 17 May (USA)

India's top birth control: Still sterilization
The Wall Street Journal/India Real Time, 5 May (USA)

Lack of access to contraception, abortion persist
Inter Press Service, 30 April (Pakistan)

Population priorities: Is family planning the key to curbing growth?
Our Future Planet, 27 April (UK)

New ways to slow down the clock
O, The Oprah Magazine, 21 April (USA)
Régine Sitruk-Ware, the Population Council's executive director of research and development, and research on selective estrogen receptor modulators are mentioned in an article about slowing the body's aging process.

Against the tide
South Asia Wired, 14 April (Bangladesh)

Biruh Tesfa (Bright Future) project
Soul Beat Africa, 8 April

Clinical skills laboratory for nurses inaugurated in capital
The News International, 20 March (Pakistan)

Population policy: Will it work?
Dawn, 14 March (Pakistan)

Note: An article in the Council’s journal, Population and Development Review, about demographic changes in the United States was covered by multiple news outlets. Below is a small sample of these articles:

• More minority babies will be born in 2010 than white babies, demographers predict
  The Huffington Post, 16 March (USA)
• White women influencing shift to minority-majority nation
  The New York Times, 11 March (USA)
• Report: U.S. newborns increasingly diverse
  National Public Radio, 10 March (USA)
  
  

The ups and downs of hormones
Real Simple, March (USA)

Note: A Population Council report about the situation and needs of youth in India was covered by multiple news outlets. Below is a small sample of these articles:

• Survey reveals low level of condom consciousness
  The Hindu, 21 February (India)
• Child marriage rampant in India, finds study
  The Hindu, 20 February (India)
• Indian youth not educated enough for employment
  ProKerala News, 20 February (India)
• Pre-marital sex: Rural youth more active
  MSN India (via The Indian Express), 20 February (India)
  
  

Diminishing opportunities for Egypt’s youth
Al-Masry Al-Youm, 17 February (Egypt)

Long-distance moms
Forbes, 17 February (USA)

Is Britain full?
Times Online, 16 February (UK)

Survey: Society failing Egypt's youth
Al-Masry Al-Youm, 16 February (Egypt)

Obscure Mayan language leaves justice tongue-tied
St. Petersburg Times, 7 February (USA)

Too many people?
New Internationalist, January (UK)

The Ethicist
The New York Times Magazine, 27 January (USA)
Population Council consulting senior associate Cynthia Lloyd and the recently published Growing Up Global are mentioned in the second entry of this column.

Video—Harriet Birungi: Challenges facing HIV-positive adolescents in Kenya
New Security Beat blog, 25 January

Computer literacy low in AP
Express News Service, 23 January (India)

Microfinance could be hazardous for teens
Women's eNews, 19 January (USA)

 

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CRPH organizes a course on strengthening national capacity in reproductive health operations research in the Eastern Mediterranean region
CRPH News, December (Lebanon)

Study shows young women would rather get AIDS than fall pregnant
Daily Nation, 21 December (Kenya)

Why talk about pleasure?  
Institute of Development Studies, 21 December (UK)

Birth spacing "can save lives"
The News, 18 December (Pakistan)

CRH, Population Council extend HIV awareness to Okada riders
Vanguard, 7 December (Nigeria)

Major investment in youth needed in Rajasthan: Study
Chennai Online, 7 December (India)  

NGO calls for intensified efforts against gender based violence
The Post, 5 December (Zambia)

USAID expresses solidarity in combating gender based violence in Ethiopia 
Ethiopian Review, 4 December (Ethiopia)

"Girls Discovered" highlights plight of teenagers
InDepth News, 2 December (Germany)

HIV-positive immigrants make the final trip home
New America Media, 30 November (USA)

Note: Below is a sample of articles focused on a Population Council's symposium, "The role of the demographic transition in Pakistan’s development":

• Government has no intention to cut PSDP funds
  Daily Times, 24 November (Pakistan)
• No cut in PSDP: Aseff
  Pakistan Observer, 24 November (Pakistan)
• No cut in the PSDP, says Sardar Aseff
  Dawn, 23 November (Pakistan)

Gaps in third stage labour management raises risk of maternal mortality: Study
The Hindu, 22 November (India)

Oh mother, why must you have to die?
The Times of India, 21 November (India)

Population booms, and busts
The Economist, 19 November (UK)

Growing out of control
The Star, 30 October (Bangladesh)

Mexico's abortion wars
The Atlantic, 29 October (USA)

NAS, UNFPA end condom clinic
Sierra Express Media, 29 October (Sierra Leone)

Clubs help Mayan girls in Guatemala stay in school
America, 28 October (USA)

In Sierra Leone, NAS ends two days validation workshop
Awareness Times, 28 October (Sierra Leone)

Sheldon J. Segal dies at 83; scientist led development of long-lasting contraceptives
Los Angeles Times, 22 October (USA)

Doctor led team that developed pioneering Norplant birth control
The Washington Post, 22 October (USA)

Sheldon Segal, leading developer of contraceptives, dies at 83
The Wall Street Journal, 21 October (USA)

Sheldon J. Segal, who developed contraceptives, dies at 83
The New York Times, 20 October (USA)

It takes guts to fight the cut
Daily Nation, 6 October (Kenya)

Mothers of Ethiopia part II: Escaping child marriage
The Huffington Post, 30 September (USA)

School-based outreach in KwaZulu Natal
Smart Global Health Blog, 22 September (USA)

Kenyan characters
The LowDown Online, 26 August (Kenya)

CRH takes HIV campaign to Okada riders
Vanguard, 17 August (Nigeria)

Ending childhood marriage will save lives
The Huffington Post, 13 August (USA)

Closet case: How intolerance fuels Africa's AIDS crisis
Time, 21 July (USA)

US$ 4m earmarked for adolescent girls
The New Republic, 16 July (Liberia)

Q&A: Teens wrongly excluded from family planning
Inter Press Service, 9 July (USA)

Note: A Council announcement about HIV research in India was covered by multiple news outlets. Below is a small sample of these articles:

• Counselling key to checking HIV, alcohol abuse, says study
  Indian Express, 27 June (India)
• Talking about HIV prevented its spread in city slums: Report
  The Times of India, 27 June (India)
• AIDS, alcohol abuse dip in 3 Mumbai slums after awareness drive
  AOL India via Indo Asian News Service, 26 June (India)

Older population to triple globally by 2050
The Examiner, 25 June (USA)

Note: A Council announcement about phthalates research was covered by news outlets around the world. Below is a small sample of these articles:

• Chemical used in plastics may affect newborn size
  Atlanta Journal Constitution, 25 June (USA) 
• Dianne Hardy was interviewed about phthalates by Radio Canada
  Radio Canada, 25 June (Canada)

"There is a crying need for adolescent education across the country": Interview with Sujatha Rao
HIV/AIDS Information Gateway, June (India)

Economy may be down, but a baby boom may be on the way
Canwest News Service, 17 June (Canada)

Note: A Council announcement about HIV research in Bangladesh was covered by broadcast, print, and electronic news outlets. Below is a small sample of these articles:.

• Call to take special care of people with HIV/AIDS
  The Daily Star, 4 June (Bangladesh)
• Emphasis needed on institutional capacity building for preventing HIV
  Daily Inquilan, 4 June (Bangladesh)
• Standard operating procedures release, seminar held
  Banglabazar Porika, 4 June (Bangladesh)

Youth movement critical for boards
The NonProfit Times, 1 June (USA)

Mexico: Avalanche of anti-abortion laws
Inter Press Service, 22 May (Mexico)

"Women hurt by their men": Alcohol leads to abuse
Sowetan, 8 May (South Africa)

Ethiopia: EOC prepares HIV/AIDS, HTPs prevention manual
Ethiopian Review, 7 May  (Ethiopia)

USAID, partners celebrate International Women's Day
Walta Info, 7 May (Ethiopia)

Drinkers more likely to contract AIDS
Sowetan, 6–7 May (South Africa)

HIV warning for drinkers
News 24, 6 May (South Africa)

Egypt has yet to feel impact of FGM ban
Women's eNews, 3 May (USA)

Editorial: Oscuros paraísos de las finanzas
Prensa Libre, 12 April (Guatemala)

Hay que mejorar la educación de las niñas
Prensa Libre, 12 April (Guatemala)

Letter to the editor: Multiplier effect: Help women first
The New York Times, 11 April (USA)

"Girl Effect" could lift the global economy
Business Week, 8 April (USA)

UN raises "low" population projection for 2050
WorldWatch Institute's Eye on Earth, 16 March (USA)

This must stop
The Hindu, 8 March (India)

New hope for HIV microbicide
The Scientist NewsBlog, 4 March (USA)

Pre-marital sex grows, but not awareness
The Hindu, 1 March (India)

Introducing young Indians: Liberal but repressed
The Times of India, 27 February (India)

Editorial: New age youth?
Daily News & Analysis, 27 February (India)

Abusing wife common among Gen Y men
Hindustan Times, 19 February (India)

More sexual violence in marriages than records show, study finds
Express India, 19 February (India) 

Violence at home: State is next to Bihar
The Times of India, 19 February (India)

A glimmer of hope for microbicide research
IRIN PlusNews, 10 February (South Africa)

USAID trains 24 district health managers in leadership skills
Online International News Network, 4 February (Pakistan)

Research to examine new contraceptive gel
AHC Media, 24 January (USA)

 

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2008

Letter to the editor: How to help Africa
The New York Times, 19 December (USA)

HIV microbicide gel safe but not effective
MedPage Today, 4 December (USA)

Birth is deadly for Guatemalan women
Worldfocus, 2 December (USA)

Expert Dr. Régine Sitruk-Ware talks menopause with EmpowHer
EmpowHer, 18 November (USA)

Working locally, serving globally
BizLex, 13 November (USA)

Task force on social sector constituted
The International News, 3 November (Pakistan)

Defanging the Indian MCP
The Times of India, 26 October (India)

Pakistan: Multifaceted approach reduces infant deaths
The Independent, 26 October (Bangladesh)

Pregnancies still on the rise
Times of Swaziland, 24 October (Swaziland)

Ethiopia: U.S.-sponsored workshop fights HIV/AIDS and reproductive health vulnerability
Nazret, 22 October (Ethiopia)

Nigeria: Is gender all about women?
Daily Trust, 16 October (Nigeria)

Contraceptive use rises to 56 pc in three decades
The New Nation, 12 October (Bangladesh)

Mexico: Legalisation fight gains ground as illegal abortions increase
Inter Press Service, 8 October (Mexico)

Mexico: Rise in illegal abortions buoys call for legalization
Pharmacy Choice, 8 October (Mexico)

Abortion on the rise in Mexico despite legal restrictions: Clandestine procedures endanger women's health
YubaNet, 6 October (USA)

Council, Segal honored for development efforts
Contraceptive Technology Update, 3 October (USA)

Implantul sub piele si spray-urile, metode contraceptive
Ziare, 26 September (Romania)

Kelly Osbourne and international health groups call for improved education on choices and usage of contraception
Presseportal, 26 September (Germany)

Educazione sessuale inutile per  50% del giovani
Italiasalute, 25 September  (Italy)

Prix Galien USA recognizes biotech, pharmaceutical industries for innovative medical treatments
MarketWatch, 25 September (USA)

Jeder fünfte Jugendliche hat keine Ahnung von Verhütung
Die Presse, 23 September  (Austria)

How to treat the rare diseases that big pharma leaves behind
AlterNet, 22 September (USA)

Pharmaceutical industry's "Nobel Prize"
The New York Sun, 22 September (USA)

México: Aborto, un tema lacerante
Rotativo de Querétaro, 21 September (Mexico)

Involve HIV-positive adolescents in support programmes
Daily Monitor, 15 September (Uganda)

USAID puts $100 million toward AIDS gel research
Reuters, 8 September (USA)

Taking charge of TB services for people with HIV
AIDSMap, 24 July (UK)

Massive AIDS projects threaten African health
afrol News, 22 July

Global: Is AIDS still an emergency?
IRIN PlusNews, 18 July (South Africa)

Making babies
Nature, 17 July (USA)

The future of babies: Artificial wombs and pregnant grandmas and The history and future of birth control
LiveScience, 16 July (USA)

Population Pakistan: Illegality inducing unsafe abortions
Inter Press Service, 11 July (Pakistan)

Why Vietnam's "love markets" are dying
The Wall Street Journal, 11 July (USA)

Births fueling Hispanic growth
USA Today, 30 June (USA)

Pakistan to experience demographic bonus in 30 years
Pakistan Daily, 25 June (Pakistan)

Ignorance and stigma surrounding men who have sex with men and male sex workers
Africa Science News Service, 19 June (Kenya)

Pakistan: Girls still being used to settle disputes
IRIN, 15 June (Pakistan)

ExxonMobil Egypt and Save the Children launch Ishraq program
AME Info, 15 June (Egypt)

Is the prevention of mother-to-child transmission program doing enough to meet HIV-positive women's family planning needs?
AIDSLink, 1 June (USA)

66,000 RMG workers to be imparted training on HIV
The New Nation, 29 May (Bangladesh)

Pakistan: Quake orphans still dependent on charity, NGOs
InterPress Service, 29 May (Pakistan)

Getting migration to work effectively for Vietnam
VietnamNet Bridge, 24 May (Vietnam)

Will you live to be 100 years old?
The Orange County Register, 20 May (USA)

Government committed to raise living standard
Associated Press of Pakistan, 15 May (Pakistan)

USAID launches "child spacing" programme
The News, 15 May (Pakistan)

USAID launches $60 million child spacing program
Associated Press of Pakistan, 14 May (Pakistan)

Letter to the editor: Family planning
The New York Times Sunday Book Review, 13 April (USA)

More money, more kids
USA Weekend, 6 April (USA)

Use a condom: You'll live longer
ACED Magazine, 31 March (USA)

South Africa: HIV major factor in rising child deaths
IRIN PlusNews, 13 March (South Africa)

Ethiopia: Prominent artists engage UNFPA's "Stop Early Marriage" campaign
Daily Monitor, 5 March (Ethiopia)

Maryam's story
USAID's Women Making a Difference, 1 March (USA)

Using research to advance reproductive health in West Africa
USAID's Women Making a Difference, 1 March (USA)

Births of a nation
Financial Times, 29 February (UK)

Former Irish president in Seattle urges businesses to help girls
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 29 February (USA)

Microbicides 2008: Accurate adherence reporting essential for microbicide trials
AIDSmap News, 26 February (UK)

Note: The Council's announcement release of findings from the Phase 3 Carraguard® trial was covered by outlets all over the world. Below is a small sample of these articles. (full text of release)

• Disappointment in trials another lesson (PDF posted with permission)
  The Star, 26 February (South Africa)
• Latest HIV gel proves disappointing
  National Public Radio, 19 February (United States)
• South Africa: Anti-HIV gel for women disappoints
  Business Day, 19 February (South Africa)
• Vaginal gel, safe, but fails to stop HIV infection
  Xinhua News Agency, 19 February (China)

Stifled, Egypt's young turn to Islamic fervor
The New York Times, 17 February (USA)

Woman urges mothers not to cut their daughters
Frontlines (p.14), February (USA)

Survey reveals health providers wary of morning-after pill
Jamaica Gleaner, 1 February (Jamaica)

Rights: Ignoring girls' welfare carries high price
Inter Press Service, 1 February (USA)

South Africa: Seaweed-based gel offers women hope against HIV
Business Day (Johannesburg), 29 January (South Africa)

A cutting tradition 
The New York Times Magazine, 20 January (USA)

Many men force sex on wives, says survey
Hindustan Times, 5 January (India)

2007

Pregnant women in the Nkwanta District get free drugs
Ghana News Agency, 24 December (Ghana)

US fertility rate hits 35-year high, stabilizing population
The Washington Post, 21 December (USA)

RHWG holds annual meeting on conflict, violence and health
CRPH News p. 7], December (Lebanon)

SA holds breath on HIV microbicide
Cape Argus, 30 November (South Africa)

Don't call us guinea pigs, say microbicide trialists
Health-e News, 29 November (South Africa)

Sumen Govender interviewed about microbicide development
Die Burger [The Citizen, Afrikaans], 26 November (South Africa)

A marathon of a life
New York Sun, 23 November (USA)

Microbicide hope
Health-e News, 22 November (South Africa)

Sexual minorities
HIV This Week, 17 November (USA)

UN Deputy Secretary visits Biruh-Tesfa
Capital, 11 November (Ethiopia)

Education for run-away girls
The Reporter, 10 November (Ethiopia)

Mine is bigger than yours
The Times of India, 4 November (India)

Child Brides: Stolen Lives
PBS Now, 12 October (USA)

Marta Julia Ruiz interviewed about improving opportunities for Mayan girls in Guatemala
Voice of America Noticias, 11 October (USA)

Unwanted sex common among young married women in India
Medical News Today, 9 October (India)

Kenya: Treatment literacy lagging behind ARV rollout
IRIN PlusNews, 8 October (Kenya)

Matt Hardy interviewed about male contraceptive development
CBS News Early Show, 6 October (USA)

How to heal the world
Newsweek, 1 October (USA)

South Africa: The trials and tribulations of community involvement in research
IRIN PlusNews, 27 September (South Africa)

How to make more babies: What can governments do to make fertility rates go up?
Slate.com, 13 September (USA)

Pakistan's population to reach 300 mln during next 43 years
Pakistan Times, 11 September (Pakistan)

Manual help to fight AIDS
She, 8 September (India)

South Africa: Microbicide trials—What's in it for participants?
IRIN PlusNews, 5 September (South Africa)

Mikrobicider kan snart vara u te pa marknaden
Insikt, Fall 2007 (Sweden)

Child marriages ratio stands at 32% in Pakistan
The International News, 31 August (Pakistan)

Mali: Child marriage a neglected problem
IRIN News, 30 August (Mali)

Men with sexual illness likely to be infected by HIV
ZeeNews, 28 August (India)

Unfair medicine
The Telegraph, 27 August (India)

Women know lesser about sex
The Times of India, 27 August (India)

Herstory lesson
MSN Health & Fitness, 21 August (USA)

On safe sex, men far ahead: Survey
The Times of India, 21 August (India)

FGM continues 10 years after villagers claim to abandon it
IRIN News, 10 August (Senegal)

Matthew Hardy interviewed about phthalates (at 26:00 minutes)
Super Human Radio, 4 August (USA)

Chitosan's battle of the bulge
Brunei Times, 31 July (Brunei)

Youth vulnerable to high-risk behaviours
Daily Times, 31 July (Pakistan)

Mexico City's abortion law hits stop-and-go signs
Women's eNews, 19 July (Mexico)

What to do when you forget to take a birth control pill
MSN Health & Fitness, 18 July (USA)

Hormonal birth control driving you crazy?
MSN Health & Fitness, 18 July (USA)

Youth should talk to parents about sex, avoid risky behaviour
Pune Newsline, 12 July (India)

Spray-on birth control clears Phase 1 trial
NBC 5 HealthWatch, 3 July (USA)

Lube: Not for internal use
Xtra, 28 June (Canada)

IPAS presents health equipments to Eastern Region
My Joy Online, 7 June (Ghana)

Activists cite Quran to end ritual
Associated Press, 2 June (Kenya)

Sperm: The final frontier
The Pitch, 30 May (USA)

The great population debate
Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, 30 May (USA)

Pretty faces with plenty of troubles, and secrets
The New York Times, 30 May (USA)

Kenya: Too drunk to think—Alcohol abuse and HIV
IRIN PlusNews, 30 May (Kenya)

Market report
MSN, 30 May (USA)

Antares and the Population Council initiate Phase I clinical study with innovative low-dose contraceptive
PharmaLive NewsPass 30 May (USA)

Kenya: Dash of booze counselling needed to stem HIV
IRIN PlusNews, 30 May (Kenya)

State tells of bold steps to end violence
Daily Nation, 29 May (Kenya)

Microlending gives hope to the HIV positive
Fortune, 21 May (USA)

A campaign with a difference
The Hindu, 20 May (India)

First birth control pill meant to end periods poised for approval
International Herald Tribune, 18 May (USA)

New GHS boss launches free drugs initiative at Nkwanta
The Statesman, 9 May (Ghana)

GHS commends approach to health care delivery
Myjoyonline, 1 May (Ghana)

Going against the flow
The New York Times [video], 23 April (USA)

Sex workers ignorant about AIDS
The Times of India, 20 April (India)

Comics teach chauvinistic Indian men about safe sex
Reuters, 16 May (India)

HIV infection in kids detected late
The Times of India, 16 April (India)

Early detection of HIV in children stressed
The Hindu, 16 April (India)

A birth control "pill" for men?
Jamaica Gleaner, 15 April

The girls left behind
The Reporter, 14 April (Ethiopia)

Comics that teach Indian men to grow up
Indian Muslims, 13 May (India)

Age for sexual debut in Orissa: 15 yrs
The Times of India, 12 April (India)

Ethiopia: Early marriage world's largest right abuse —Council
The Daily Monitor, 12 April (Ethiopia)

India's major "war": Saving kids from HIV, AIDS
Moderate Voice, 12 April (India)

Youth, adolescent girls' problems need to be addressed soon
The Ethiopian News Agency, 11 April (Ethiopia)

Wedding children to AIDS
Business Response, Spring (USA)

Study finds HIV gnawing at the young
The Statesman, 23 March (India)

UNFPA-supported project kindles hope in adolescent girls in northern Ethiopia
Ethiopian Herald, 14 March (Ethiopia)

A guy thing?
MSN Health & Fitness, 12 March (USA)

FDA women's office faces cuts
ClinPage, 12 March (USA)

Morning after pill and youth protection
The Nation, 8 March (Kenya)

World community getting benefits from Matlab
The New Nation, 7 March (Bangladesh)

Arranged marriages evolve
Contra Costa Times, 25 February (USA)

Early marriage project to be launched
The Reporter, 24 February (Ethiopia)

Anupama Ramachandran
NDTV, 21 February (India)

Tendulkar declares himself fit
Daily News & Analysis, 20 February (India)

Failure of HIV microbicide raises concerns
The Scientist, 21 February (USA)

Voices from the street: Street comics for young men on sexuality and HIV by Population Council and Apnalaya
Andhra News, 20 February(India)

Longer-lasting contraceptive vaginal ring being tested
EmaxHealth, 15 February (USA)

Sexual rights for HIV people
Scoop Independent News, 8 February (New Zealand)

Minister orders relook at anti-HIV gel trials
Business Day, 7 February (South Africa)

TAC criticises microbicide trial "myth"
Mail and Guardian, 7 February (South Africa)

Twenty women HIV-positive after drug trial
Mail and Guardian, 7 February (South Africa)

AIDS group urges restart for S. Africa gel trials
Reuters, 7 February (South Africa)

In pictures: Thirteen ways to spice up your sex life 
Forbes, 7 February (USA)

Teen boom changing the face of the world
State Journal-Register Online, 5 February (USA)

People on the move in the nonprofit world
FundRaising Success, February (USA)

Population Council successful in reducing maternal mortality ratio
Statesman, 11 January (Pakistan)

Awareness among men needed to reduce mortality rates: Seminar
Daily Times, 11 January (Pakistan)

Maternal, neonatal reduction possible
Daily The Nation, 11 January (Pakistan)

Maternal, perinatal mortality reduction in Pakistan
The Post, 11 January (Pakistan)

Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation
Los Angeles Times, 7 January (USA)

African internship both academic, spiritual for student
The Daily Iberian, 6 January (USA)

Growing worldwide teen boom could fuel a dangerous generation gap
Bend Weekly, 5 January (USA)

The girls left behind: Outside the box and out of reach
Global AIDSLink, January/February (USA)

2006

Microbicides to protect women from AIDS move into final tests
Voice of America, 24 December (USA)

NGO study redefines masculinity for men
The Times of India, 21 December (India)

Carraguard gel safe, acceptable as vaginal HIV microbicide
Reuters Health, 20 December (USA)

Kenya: Slow progress in safer-sex services for men who sleep with men
IRIN PlusNews, 18 December (Kenya)

Pill promises an end to the pain of periods
The Independent, 14 December (UK)

New microbicides give women more control in preventing AIDS
The Wall Street Journal, 13 December (USA)

How old can we go? Demographers debate
McClatchy Newspapers, 11 December (USA)

No Rio, ONG educa contra o machismo
Estadao, 11 December (Brazil)

Muddling the message
The Hindu Business Line, 8 December (India)

Can men be trained?
Femina, 6 December (India)

Male contraceptives on the horizon
Journal of the American Medical Association, 6 December (USA)

Over-the-counter creams may change AIDS complexion
India eNews, 1 December (India)

Microbicides: Stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS
Drug Discovery News, December (USA)

Director of the Population Council's Reproductive Health program receives Marjorie C. Horn Award for excellence in operations research
USAID's In the Spotlight, December (USA)

The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey, 2006: Survey Description
Forum: Newsletter of the Economic Research Forum, Winter 2006 (pp. 7–8)

Breaking the mold in Brazil and India: Changing gender norms for young men
Global AIDSLink, November /December

Building a better microbicide: Gift advances Population Council's HIV-prevention product development
Medical News Today, 29 November (UK)

Obsessed scientist finally throttles 'em!
The New York Observer, 27 November (USA)

Dramatic decline in AIDS infections
Daily Nation, 24 November (Kenya)

Saving lives in Ghana
Ghanaian Chronicle, 24 November (Ghana)

Population: Maternal mortality goals hit by funds crunch
Inter Press Service, 23 November (Thailand)

Over one million newborns die within a month in Africa each year
Medical News Today, 22 November (UK)

Foreign firms liable to fringe benefit tax
Business Standard, 20 November (India)

Beyond the Pill
Choice!, 17 November (USA)

Partner-delivered therapy viable in resource-poor areas
Alliance for Microbicide Development News Digest, 9 November (USA)

Increase in sexual harassment in health sector: Study
ZeeNews, 8 November (India)

Male birth control in testing stages
The Daily Collegian, 7 November (USA)

Did you remember to take The Pill today, honey?
Arkansas Democrat, 6 November (USA)

Doctors, nurses face sexual harassment at work place
Telugu Portal, 6 November (India)

Ian Askew new director of the Population Council's FRONTIERS
MaximNews, 3 November (USA)

Committing spermicide
New York Post, 1 November (USA)

And you think that you worry about . . .
The New York Times, 31 October (USA)

Trials for alternative male Pill show no side-effects
The Independent, 30 October (UK)

Male contraceptive drug in the works
CBS News, 30 October (USA)

Future male "pill" targets testicles
New Scientist, 29 October (UK)

Potential male contraceptive homes in on testes
Scientific American, 29 October (USA)

New contraceptive being trialled
Herald Sun, 24 October (Australia)

India: New study reveals HIV/AIDS stigma in hospitals
IRIN PlusNews, 24 October (India)

Pre-marital sex: Girls like to keep mum
The Times of India, 24 October (India)

U.S. expected to hit 400 million by 2043
Associated Press, 22 October (USA)

Sexual harassment at workplace continues
The Hindu, 21 October (India)

Beyond condoms: Years in the making, male hormonal contraceptives may finally be on track
Los Angeles Times, 16 October (USA)

Marriage does not make sex safe
The Hindu, 13 October (India)

Next-generation contraceptive patch now in development
Medical News Today, 13 October (USA)

Pre-marital sex on the rise
Asian Age, 13 October (India)

Study on unwanted sex within marriage
The Hindu, 13 October (India)

Sexual harassment in health sector
The Tribune, 11 October (India)

USAID lauds government for CHPS initiative
Graphic Ghana, 11 October (Ghana)

NGOs focus on youth concerns
The Statesman, 10 October (India)

Progestin eyed for use in contraceptive gel
Contraceptive Technology Update, October (USA)

Language identity
Education Week, 20 September (USA)

Macho means mean: Survey sheds light on male "beliefs"
The Telegraph, 12 September (India)

Royals abet wife battering in Nepal?
Nerve, 3 September (India)

Prevention method not as clear as ABC for some
Infectious Disease News, September (USA)

ABC method questioned as an HIV prevention strategy
Infectious Disease News, September (USA)

Changing goals
WorldView, Fall (USA)

Anti-poverty efforts face child marriage hurdle
Women's eNews, 22 August (USA)

Antares inks development deal with the Population Council
NewsRx, 21 August (USA)

Africa gives "ABC" mixed grades
The Washington Post, 15 August (USA)

ABC of AIDS: Disease has resulted in an estimated 15 million orphans around the world
Toronto Sun, 13 August (Canada)

Knowledge-based education for youths emphasised
New Nation, 13 August (Bangladesh)

Africa's condom-wary women, hit by HIV, await protective gels
Bloomberg News, 11 August (USA)

Many NGOs to attend 16th International AIDS Conference
Voice of America, 11 August (USA)

Question marks in debate over periods
Chicago Tribune, 6 August (USA)

Cultural obstacles to abstinence and being faithful present challenges for PEPFAR HIV programmes
AIDSmap, 2 August (UK)

Look at LNG IUS for menorrhagia treatment
Contraceptive Technology Update, August (USA)

Reducing stigma and discrimination: Successful examples from the health care sector in Asia
Health & Development Networks, August (Thailand)

Beliefs and barriers: Understanding message to ABCs in Kenya
Global AIDSLink, July-August (USA)

New campaign focuses on obstetric fistula
Africa Today, 31 July (UK)

Kenya: Married adolescent girls missing out on the HIV message
IRIN PlusNews, 27 July (Kenya)

Microbicides could give women the power to protect against AIDS
Earth Times, 25 July (USA)

Antares announces development agreement with the Population Council
PharmaLive, 24 July (USA)

Antares Pharma and Population Council to jointly develop contraceptive products containing Nestorone
Trading Markets, 24 July (USA)

Women given key to curb deadly disease
Toronto Star, 24 July (Canada)

Top research official at UK stepping down
Courier-Journal, 21 July (USA)

Now, a birth control bonanza
Los Angeles Times, 10 July (USA)

The bride price
The New York Times Magazine, 9 July (USA)

Truck drivers struggle with HIV and STIs
The Standard, 6 July (Kenya)

The baby deficit
Science, 30 June (USA)

Children fall through gaps in ARV roll out
IRIN via AllAfrica.com, 26 June (USA)

Teens and "morning-after" pill
Daily Nation, 22 June (Kenya)

Risky sexual behaviour remains low after two years of ART in Uganda
AIDSmap, 16 June (UK)

Message misses the mark: AIDS prevention strategy not reaching young people
The Mercury Newspaper, 15 June (South Africa)

Ein Gel gegen AIDS [A gel against AIDS]
Deutschlandfunk, 14 June (Germany)

Change in men's behavior seen in fight against AIDS
The Boston Globe, 13 June (USA)

Media should play active role in creating awareness on health issues
International News Network, 13 June (Pakistan)

Media urged to highlight women's health issues
Daily Times, 13 June (Pakistan)

Men told to be more active in halting HIV
South African Star, 13 June (South Africa)

Frail and ill, but still focused on global health
The New York Times, 12 June (USA)

Raise awareness to deal with related problems
The Daily Star, 11 June (Bangladesh)

"Continuous contraception" may banish periods
National Public Radio, 9 June (USA)

Entretien avec le demographe et biologiste Shripad Tuljapurkar [Discussion with the demographer and biologist Shripad Tuljapurkar]
Le Monde, 3 June (France)

Le marche devra s'adapter
Le Calame, June (Egypt)

The lemon gel debate
The Standard, 24 May (Kenya)

More women say no to menstruation. Period.
Associated Press via Chicago Tribune, 22 May (USA)

Central provinces improve services at commune health stations
Thanh Nien Daily, 17 May (Vietnam)

Microbicides 2006: Poor adherence reported in some of the microbicide studies
AIDSmap, 13 May (UK)

Microbicides 2006: Are the microbicide clinical efficacy studies big enough?
AIDSmap, 10 May (UK)

Microbicides 2006: Challenges for the clinical development of microbicides—Overview
AIDSmap, 9 May (UK)

Youth service in Ethiopia neglects those at extreme risk: UNFPA
The Africa Monitor, 9 May (Ethiopia)

Ethiopia: Adolescent sexual reproductive health under spotlight
AllAfrica.com, 5 May (USA)

Ethiopia seeks to manage wild population growth
Business in Africa, 8 May (Ethiopia)

Microbicides 2006: What products are in the pipeline?
AIDSmap, 3 May (UK)

Check advances made in microbicide development
Contraceptive Technology Update, May (USA)

Spray-on contraceptive moves to next step
Contraceptive Technology Update, May (USA)

Communities urged to participate in research on anti-AIDS gel for women
Cape Times, 26 April (South Africa)

Analysis: Device aids in HIV gel study
United Press International, 26 April (USA)

Microbicides could hit shelves by 2010
South African Broadcasting Corporation, 26 April (South Africa)

Microbicides would be important tool to fight HIV, but would not replace condoms
Voice of America, 26 April (USA)

Manto gives anti-AIDS gel green light
Cape Times, 25 April (South Africa)

One in ten have difficulties with ARVs
Mail and Guardian, 25 April (South Africa)

Profit motive hurting AIDS fight, speakers say
Associated Press, 24 April (USA)

Pakistan govt providing training, education to quake victims—Zobaida Jalal
ReliefWeb, 13 April  (Pakistan)

Poor pregnant women expect little in Madhya Pradesh
newKerala.com, 13 April (India)

The birds and the Plan B's
The Washington Post, 2 April (USA)

70 percent of young women get married before the age of 18: Study
The Independent, 31 March (Bangladesh)

Empower women to stop early marriage
Daily Star, 30 March (Bangladesh)

Investment in youth health should be a priority, says Minister
newKerala.com, 27 March (India)

Education on the rise in Pakistan
Daily Times, 24 March (Pakistan)

Remember to pack your Rover if you are heading out to Mars
Cape Argus, 20 March (South Africa)

Goodbye condoms, hello gel
Columbia News Service, 26 March (USA)

Letter to the editor: Women's health: State of confusion
The New York Times, 26 February (USA)

The big crunch: Here's some good news
Ottawa Citizen, 25 February (Canada)

Acrux absorbs contraceptive deal
The Daily Telegraph, 15 February (Australia)

Acrux to commercialize contraceptive spray
Pharmaceutical Business Review Online, 14 February (UK)

Acrux to produce contraceptive spray
The Age, 14 February (Australia)

African women test anti-HIV gel
Women's eNews, 9 February (USA)

Books: Growing Up Global
Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin, February (USA)

Sex education survey encouraged amidst raised eyebrows
Daily Times, 23 January (Pakistan)

The other half: Recovery agents
The Hindu, 22 January (India)

Population Council chief due tomorrow
New Nation, 19 January (Bangladesh)

Schools respond well to sex education survey
Daily Times, 18 January (Pakistan)

Workshop on reproductive health concludes
New India Press, 17 January (India)

A century behind
America, 16 January (USA)

Israeli implant prevents early onset of puberty
Israel 21c, 15 January (USA)

Call to make investment for better future of youth
Dawn, 11 January (Pakistan)

UNICEF pledges tents
Daily Times, 4 January (Pakistan)

Ministry preparing plan to help orphans, widows
The Nation, 2 January (Pakistan)

Plan being prepared to help orphans
Dawn, 2 January (Pakistan)

Rehabilitation plan for orphans and widows in final stages
The News, 2 January (Pakistan)

Our current microbicide trials: Lessons learned and to be learned
The Microbicide Quarterly, January/February/March (USA)

Forecast: Dry and brutal
OnEarth, Winter 2006 (USA)

Milestones: Birth of the Pill
Proto: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Medicine, Winter 2006 (USA)

Eighty-six percent of the world's young people living in developing countries
Population Press, Winter 2006 (USA)

2005

Study looks at birth control use among women in El Paso, Juárez
El Paso Times, 2 December (USA)

Privileged kids
Foreign Policy, November/December (USA)

The real emergency contraception
Minnesota Daily, 30 November (USA)

New low estrogen contraceptive patch completes Phase 2 study
Yahoo Finance, 28 November (USA)

Feeding, clothing, and sheltering
The News Today, 23 November (Philippines)

Save the world and keep a career
Naturejobs, 23 November (USA)

Is there a birth control pill for guys?
Teenwire, 22 November (USA)

UT gets $2.2M to study Latino contraceptive use
Austin Business Journal, 18 November (USA)

Research brings new insights for the treatment of male infertility
Doctor's Guide Channels, 14 November (USA)

Looking into methods of cooperation between our country and the Population Council
Thawrah Newspaper, 16 November (Yemen)

Sumen Govender discussed the latest microbicides news on Canada's Radio One  
Maritime Noon, 27 October (Canada)

Economist from Minnesota searches for an antidote
Star Tribune, 22 October (USA)

Violence lurks, but literacy gets foothold
Star Tribune, 22 October (USA)

190 children abandoned a year
Bangkok Post, 9 October (Thailand)

The Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey of 2005: A first in the Arab world
Forum: The Economic Research Forum Newsletter [pp. 25–27], Autumn–Winter 2005 (Egypt)

Rickshaw pullers in Bengal: Freedom at midnight?
OneWorld South Asia, 30 September (India)

Are plastic food containers safe?
E-Diets, 28 September (USA)

Clinics in Mexico stock "morning-after pill"
Women's eNews, 22 September (USA)

Prime Minister constitutes National Commission for Population Welfare
Pakistan News, 20 September (Pakistan)

Making abortions safe
The Hindu Business Line, 2 September (Pakistan)

The population equation: Balancing what we need with what we have
Environmental Health Perspectives, September (USA)

Adviser to discuss role of giving in Arab world
Deseret News, 26 August (USA)

Women's unemployment doubles unemployment rate
Mahboubati, supplement to El-Gomhouria, 25 August (Egypt)

Report says poor nations to lead population growth
Associated Press, 24 August (USA)

A global truth: Population will grow for decades
USA Today, 23 August (USA)

Three . . . only: Giving birth to two children does not satisfy mothers nowadays
El-Gomhouria, 11 August (Egypt)

MA: Bill to expand access to emergency contraception vetoed
Ms. Magazine, 26 July (USA)

Men falling through the cracks
IRIN News, 25 July (South Africa)

Hidden tragedies of the tsunami
Weekend Standard, 23–24 July (Hong Kong)

The cutting edge: The future of preventing HIV and STDs
ABC News, 21 July (USA)

Community outreach: Microbicides trials show the way
Science and Development Network, 20 July (South Africa)

World Population Day celebrated
Daily Times, 12 July (Pakistan)

Mexicans seek abortions in U.S.
Monterey Herald, 8 July (USA)

First contraceptive spray offers advantages over the pill 
Pharmaceutical Technology, 7 July (USA)

USAID project to improve maternal and child health launched in Buner
Pakistan Link, 2 July (Pakistan)

What will it take for microbicides to go from research to reality?
Contraceptive Technology Update, July (USA)

Domestic violence seriously affecting pregnant women
Kathmandu Post, 30 June (Nepal)

Male contraception: What does the future hold?
Choice! Magazine

Dr. Donaldson visits Ghana today
Accra Daily Mail, 27 June (Ghana)

Spray on contraceptive clears Phase I trial 
MedIndia, 22 June (India)

Clinical trial of the world's first contraceptive spray for women
PharmaLive, 19 June (USA)

Young people at greater risk of HIV infection
IRIN, 17 June (South Africa)

Alum is editor of book on "Growing Up Global"
Our World, 10 June (USA)  

Business as usual: Money the issue for effective AIDS prevention
Prensa Latina, 10 June (Cuba)

STD self-test uses Internet
United Press International, 9 June (USA)

Dr. Felicia Stewart receives prestigious Nordberg Award for science writing
ARHP Update, June (USA)

Emergency contraceptive disrupts ovulation, not fertilized egg implantation
ARHP Update, June (USA)

Stiffed
The Nation, 26 May (USA)

A doctor explains HPV
AM New York, 25 May (USA)  

Virginity or death!
The Nation, 12 May (USA) 

What Plan B prevents: Emergency contraception inhibits ovulation
The Register-Guard, 12 May (USA)    

Meeting the unmet needs
Times of India, 7 May (India) 

Plan B: Ignore the science?
Wired News, 6 May (USA)

Afghan girls kick down old barriers
The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May (USA)

Population Council's report: About 0.9m abortions every year in Pakistan
Daily Times, 1 May (Pakistan) 

Population explosion biggest threat to country: Khalid
Lahore News, 14 April (India)

Pakistan has lowest birth control rate, says Maqbool
Daily Times, 14 April (Pakistan) 

Man's world: Workshop mulls notions of masculinity
New Delhi Television, 11 April (India)

Male fertility linked to streamlined sperm
Chemistry & Industry, 4 April (UK)

Mice with defective sperm offer clues to infertility in men
Pregnancy & Baby, April (USA) 

Stretching opportunities for youth in the developing world
InFocus, Spring (USA) 

Soweto survey reveals South Africa's AIDS challenge
Reuters, 31 March (South Africa)

Peering into the origins of male infertility, in mice
Fertility Neighborhood, 29 March (USA)

Latest findings in male reproduction research
News-Medical Net, 28 March (USA)  

Government of Canada to develop strategy for international development through sport
Government of Canada News, 24 March (Canada)

Reproductive health education develops morality of youth
The New Nation, 23 March (Bangladesh)

Mice with defective sperm offer clues to infertility in men
Medical News Today, 22 March (USA)

Nike Foundation to target welfare of developing world adolescent girls
Ethical Corporation, 15 March (USA) 

Pledge to bring an end to violence against women
Financial Express, 8 March (Bangladesh)

Changing men's attitudes to reduce AIDS in Africa
The Christian Science Monitor, 3 March (USA)

Antiretroviral adherence manual for health workers
International AIDS Society, 18 February (India)

Warning: Increase in reproductive health services leads to an increase in population
Al Ahram, 13 February (Egypt)

Ending female genital mutilation? Rights, medicalization, and the state of ongoing struggles to eliminate the FGM in Kenya
The Dominion, 11 February (Canada)  

Bio analysis lab, a boon for pharma sectors
News Today, 6 February (India)

Rape victims can suffer double ordeal in Mexico
San Antonio Express-News, 17 January (USA)

And now for the good news
The Age, 15 January (Australia)

Donaldson new chief of Population Council
Independent Bangladesh, 12 January (Bangladesh)

Call to make investment for better future of youth
Dawn, 11 January (Pakistan) 

Peter J. Donaldson appointed president of the Population Council
AlertNet, 11 January (USA)

2004

Population Council report advises investing in young people
Environment News Service, 23 December (USA)

Spray-on contraceptive on trial
Chemistry & Industry, 20 December (UK) 

Study finds children worldwide taking more time to grow up
Voice of America News, 16 December (USA)

Cost of reproductive health services in a seminar
Al Ahram, 14 December (Egypt)

Delaying marriage gets passing grade
Chicago Tribune, 13 December (USA)

The bride was 7
Chicago Tribune, 12 December (USA) 

AIDS—A gender war
The Dispatch Online, 10 December (South Africa)

Male birth control moves closer to reality
USA Today, 3 December (USA) 

City's oldest sexual health clinic to move
Edinburgh Evening News, 3 December (Scotland)

Science of the future?
Health E-News, 1 December (South Africa)

Case and opinion
Al Akhbar, 30 November (Egypt)

Aussies first in line for spray-on contraceptive
New Zealand Herald, 15 November (New Zealand)

Face to face with HIV/AIDS stigma
Times of Zambia, 5 November (Zambia)

In some nations, the rise of "shortgevity"
The Christian Science Monitor, 4 November (USA) 

Wake-up call
HIV+ Magazine, November (USA) 

A choice between politics, progeny in India
The Washington Post, 31 October (USA)

A quiet revolution against female mutilation
MSNBC, 21 October (USA)

Glaxo AIDS drugs to be tested in topical form, as microbicide
The Wall Street Journal, 24 September (USA)

Report calls for action on youth suicides
Daily Times, 19 September (Pakistan)

Over 500,000 women die every year in childbirth globally
The News, 18 September (Pakistan)

New HIV prevention strategies urged: Averting new infections key to controlling pandemic
Journal of the American Medical Association, 8 September (USA)

Nine percent of girls get married by 13, says report
Asian Age, 13 August (India)

Youth need grooming for leading society
Express News Service, 11 August (India)

How might a compound found in seaweed block HIV infection in women?
A&U Magazine, August (USA) 

Slowly, AIDS spotlight focuses on microbicides for women
Knight Ridder Newspapers, 23 July (USA)

Low-tech AIDS defenses studied
San Francisco Chronicle, 16 July (USA)

Tests to begin on new drugs to protect women from contracting HIV
The New York Times, 14 July (USA)

Supportive environment for AIDS patients called for 
The Hindu, 9 June (India)

Activists hope to end child marriages
Associated Press, 6 June (USA)

Young men seek a say in policy-making
The Hindu, 21 May (India)

Pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy
Consumer Health Journal, May (USA)

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