Improving Nutrition for Children and Adolescents in India

Population Council researchers are conducting the world’s largest micronutrient survey of children and adolescents to date.
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Strengthening Programs to Improve Girls' Lives

New programming toolkits and guides to develop, strengthen, and measure programs are available for download.
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Male Contraception is Coming

Bloomberg's Tic Toc features the Population Council's NES/T male contraceptive gel.
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Elevating Voices, Expanding Choices, Improving Lives

Read Population Council's 2018 Annual report now.
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Having a Child Before Becoming an Adult

New study by Women Deliver and Population Council analyzes married women's control over cash earnings.
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