Non-Council release: Young, unmarried women in India face obstacles to obtaining early abortion services (28 July)
Breakthrough in Microbicide Research (19 July)
Population Council President Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Mahidol University (6 July)
Non-Council release: Iran and the link between education and democracy (22 June)
Non-Council release: Council senior scientist Marc Goldstein is co-author of A Baby At Last! The Couples' Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant—from Cutting-Edge Treatments to Commonsense Wisdom, newly published by Fireside Books/A Simon & Schuster Paperback (15 June)
Demography Textbook Fills Gap in the Arabic Academic Library (10 June)
Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak Visits Ishraq Girls in Fayoum (3 June)
Microbicides from A to Z (20 May)
Population Council Selects Babatunde Ahonsi to Direct Its Nigeria Office (7 May)
Statement: 50th Anniversary of the Birth Control Pill (6 May)
Statement: Good News: Pregnancy and Childbirth Becoming Safer for Women Worldwide (3 May)
Building Research Capacity on Gender and Work in the MENA Region (15 Mar)
Non-Council release: Youngest Americans at Forefront of Rapid Changes in U.S. Demographic Makeup, New Research Finds (10 Mar)
Watson Licenses Population Council’s Novel Contraceptive Ring (1 Mar)
Council Activities Included in Kenya’s Best Practices Compendium (24 Feb)
Survey on Young People in Egypt—2009 (15 Feb)
Announcement: Welcome to Our New Web Site! (2 Feb)
Statement: Good News About AIDS . . . But Why? (22 Jan)
Antares Pharma and Population Council Announce Positive Phase 2 Trial Results (11 Jan)
US Government Rejoins Worldwide Reproductive Health Consensus (8 Jan)
Trial Finds Microbicide Ineffective as HIV Prevention Method for Women (14 Dec)
Population Council Applauds Lifting of HIV Travel Ban (3 Nov)
Sheldon J. Segal, Distinguished, Dedicated, and Decorated Scientist and Beloved Friend, Dies (19 Oct)
Population Council Researchers Share Findings from Gender, Reproductive Health, HIV, Urbanization Studies, and More at IUSSP International Population Conference (21 Sep)
Population Council Endocrinologist Régine Sitruk-Ware Recognized for Contraception Research for Perimenopausal Women (17 Aug)
Role of Population Council in Pakistan Recognized by the Prime Minister (11 Jul)
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Population Council Support the Expansion of the Ishraq Program for Out-of-School Girls in Rural Upper Egypt (29 Jun)
Commonly Used Chemicals Associated with Low Birth Weight (25 Jun)
Unprecedented Scale-Up of Voluntary Male Circumcision Begins in Swaziland, Zambia (11 Jun)
Africa's Future: Improving the Health of Mothers and Children (2 Jun)
Antares Pharma and Population Council Announce Preliminary Positive Phase 2 Trial Results (15 May)
International Family Planning Programs: Myths v. Facts (9 Apr)
Violence Prevention Conference Brings Together International Leaders (8 Apr)
Population Council Selects Safaa El-Kogali to Be Director of Its West Asia and North Africa Region (19 Dec)
The Lancet Publishes Carraguard Phase 3 Trial Results (5 Dec)
Population Council Scientist Receives Recognition for Her Research on Progestogen (22 Oct)
The Population Council and Sheldon Segal to be Awarded Prix Galien USA (23 Sep)
New Male Circumcision Device for HIV Prevention Studied (1 Aug)
Rockefeller, Mastroianni Join Population Council Board of Trustees (16 Jul)
Has the HIV Epidemic Peaked?(26 Jun)
Council Selects Louise Pedneault as Clinical Director, Microbicides, HIV and AIDS Program (15 Apr)
Population Council Names Scott Newman Chief Financial Officer (3 Apr)
Population, Human Capital Accumulation, and Productivity Growth (2 Apr)
Trial Shows Anti-HIV Microbicide Is Safe, but Does Not Prove It Effective (18 Feb)
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What's New
Breakthrough in microbicide research: A gel tested by CAPRISA in South Africa indicates that it is safe and effective in reducing the risk of HIV and herpes infections among women participants; confirmatory research is needed. (more) Naomi Rutenberg, Population Council vice president and director of the HIV and AIDS program, discussed the results of the CAPRISA study on PRI's "The Takeaway." (offsite link)
Mahidol University has awarded Council president Peter J. Donaldson an honorary doctorate in demography in recognition of the significant role he has played in the development of population and social science research in Thailand. (more)
A Closer Look: Stories of Impact, the Population Council’s 2009 annual report, is now available. Read first-person accounts and view striking photographs of our lifesaving work around the world. This year we are also featuring a short documentary, slideshows, and podcasts about our projects. (more)
The Population Council celebrates five decades of American women’s access to the birth control pill. The Council continues to work toward improving reproductive health for all through research and testing of an array of reversible contraceptive methods for both men and women. (more)
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