Dissemination Radio Bangladesh
The Population Council collaborated with Radio Bangladesh (Bangladesh Betar), a nationwide station, on a social marketing campaign to raise awareness about emergency contraception. With resources from the United Nations Population Fund, the Council’s Sharif Mohammed Ismail Hossain served as technical expert and was the featured guest on a public affairs program. The program aired throughout the day during May and used dramatic arts, music, and discussion to inform listeners about emergency contraception. The possibility of a television version is being explored. Recognition for the Council’s Vietnam Office
In conjunction with the tenth National Party Congress and the Government of Vietnam’s new five-year plan, the party’s online newspaper invited comments from leading nongovernmental organizations—including Oxfam, Catholic Relief Services, Bread for the World, and the Population Council—on their work in the country. Council senior associate Jane Hughes highlighted the Council’s efforts to build research capacity and to create new practical knowledge on issues such as quality of reproductive health and primary health care, domestic violence, and HIV prevention. She also noted “the dramatic record of positive achievements” in economic development since Vietnam’s 1986 Renewal Policy (Doi Moi). (Return to issue contents)
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