Population Council Research that makes a difference

Achieving success with a multi-disciplinary approach

The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health. In all of its endeavors, the Population Council aspires to the highest professional and ethical standards and has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence and integrity.

Approaching problems from multiple disciplines affords us fresh insights about how to address the most pressing issues. The diagram below shows the topics addressed by each of our programs.

HIV PGY RH Adolescence/transitions to adulthood
    RH Family planning services
  PGY RH Female genital mutilation/cutting
  PGY Financial literacy/livelihoods
HIV HIV biomedical research
HIV   RH HIV care, support, and treatment
HIV PGY   HIV and children
HIV PGY RH HIV prevention
HIV     Microbicides
HIV PGY RH Integrating health services
HIV PGY RH Maternal and newborn health
    RH New and improved reproductive technologies
  PGY   Population policy and demographic analysis
    RH Reproductive health biomedical research
HIV   RH RTIs/STIs
HIV   RH Safe abortion and postabortion care
HIV PGY RH Sexual and gender-based violence
HIV PGY   Social isolation/support
HIV PGY RH Strengthening health systems
  PGY RH Urbanization, health, and the environment
HIV PGY RH Vulnerable populations

 

In all of its endeavors, the Population Council aspires to the highest professional and ethical standards and has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence and integrity.