Join us at the International Conference on Family Planning

Population Council experts join the family planning community in Kigali, Rwanda to share best practices, celebrate successes, and chart a course forward.
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Régine Sitruk-Ware: One of TIME Magazine 50 Most Influential People in Health Care

Population Council’s distinguished scientist is named one of TIME Magazine’s most influential for her contraceptive research and leadership.
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Celebrating and Advancing Contraceptive Research

Irving Sivin awarded Society of Family Planning’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award
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Reducing Child Marriage with Skills-building Programs

BALIKA results published in the Journal of Adolescent Health demonstrates it's possible to delay child marriage in rural Bangladesh.
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Understanding Girls’ Experiences of Sexual Violence

New DREAMS partnership research reinforces need for strengthened sexual violence prevention programs.
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FDA approves new Council-developed contraceptive system

This is the first and only contraceptive that provides an entire year of protection against unintended pregnancy while fully under a woman’s control.
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Join us at the International Conference on Family Planning

Régine Sitruk-Ware: One of TIME Magazine 50 Most Influential People in Health Care

Celebrating and Advancing Contraceptive Research

Reducing Child Marriage with Skills-building Programs

Understanding Girls’ Experiences of Sexual Violence

FDA approves new Council-developed contraceptive system