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|Daily News

The dis­abled chil­dren forced to beg

The Daily News shares reporting from AFP on the Council's research on persons with disabilities trafficked for begging.

|Think Global Health

Women in Leadership: Global Health’s Missing Dose

Saumya Ramarao, Chair of the Council's Institutional Review Board, and Apoorva Jadhav, a senior fellow at the Population Reference Bureau, wrote for Think Global Health on the ways women leaders improve the health and well-being of all women worldwide.

|The African Researcher

Dr. Karen Austrian (Kenya) on Adolescent Girls’ Research—and What “Useful Evidence” Really Means

Dr. Karen Austrian, Director of the Population Council’s Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, speaks with The African Researcher.

|The Reporter Ethiopia

Traffickers Force Children with Disabilities to Beg for a Living: Advocacy Groups

A recent study by the Population Council in collaboration with the Ethiopian Lawyers with Disabilities Association and the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development has found that many children with disabilities in Ethiopia are forced into beggary by traffickers who deceive families with false promises of care, education, or economic opportunity.

SwiftPharma announces partnership with Medicines Patent Pool and Population Council on Project ELYRA to expand pathways for Griffithsin-based STI prevention

SwiftPharma BV announced a partnership with the Medicines Patent Pool and the Population Council under Project ELYRA, a collaborative initiative aimed at advancing development pathways and future access for Griffithsin (GRFT)-based products to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, HSV, HPV, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia.

Hiding in Plain Sight: First study of forced begging of persons with disabilities details extreme violence and inhumane conditions

Population Council leads the first study of persons with disabilities trafficked for begging in Ethiopia, finding that most people are trafficked as children

Contraline and Population Council Execute Global Exclusive License Agreement for NES/T Male Contraception Gel

Contraline Set to Launch a Historic Phase 3 Clinical Program in Male Contraception

|STAT News

As male birth control gets closer to reality, men are lining up for clinical trials

Supreme Court Dobbs decision has contributed to surge of interest in male contraception

|Transform Health

An open letter ahead of the 158th WHO Executive Board and 79th World Health Assembly

From 15 senior leaders of global health organisations: We need concrete commitments on health data governance at the World Health Assembly

Dapivirine Vaginal Ring price drops by over 50%, bringing more affordable HIV prevention options to women and adolescent girls in Africa and beyond

Population Council announces 54% subsidy on first and only user-controlled, long-acting HIV prevention product on the market, addressing gaps in access and affordability

|Feminism Makes Us Smarter

How can we support the extraordinary potential of adolescent girls? with Evalin Karijo

Evalin Karijo, Associate Director of the GIRL Center, spoke with the Feminism Makes Us Smarter podcast about the GIRL Center’s research approach, why we must invest in girls, and the lasting, sustainable change of investing in girls globally.

District Vulnerability Index launched

The Population Council, Pakistan launched the District Vulnerability Index for Pakistan (DVIP) — a rigorous assessment of district-level disparities underlying vulnerability in Pakistan, including housing, communication, transport, livelihoods, access to health services, access to education and demographics.
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