Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPT) Summit
MPTs are innovative products designed to deliver combinations of HIV and other sexually transmitted infection (STI) preventatives, and/or contraception. The MPT Summit seeks to [...]
5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P 2024)
HIV R4P is the only global scientific conference focused exclusively on the challenging and fast-growing field of HIV prevention research. This conference fosters interdisciplinary [...]
The Dapivirine-Levonorgestrel Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention and Contraception
The Issue Despite global efforts to reduce the number of new HIV infections to 500,000 by 2020, an estimated 1.3 million people became [...]
Dual Prevention Pill for the Prevention of HIV and Unintended Pregnancy
The Issue Young women worldwide are confronted with two significant health risks: unintended pregnancy and HIV infection. Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a [...]
Population Council to Determine Feasibility of Fast-Tracking Oral Contraceptive Multipurpose Prevention Technology (cMPT) Development
November 14, 2018—The Population Council has received initial funding from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to assess the feasibility of combining oral [...]
First Multipurpose Gel Designed to Prevent HIV, HSV, and HPV Simultaneously in Women and Men Advances in Clinical Trials
June 21, 2018—A new Phase I study of the Population Council’s multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) gel PC-1005, launching this week, will examine the [...]
The Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research Implements an End-to-End Approach to Product Development
Comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare supports women on whether, when, and how many children they want to have throughout their 30+ year reproductive [...]
Matching Design to Desire: Developing the Next Generation of Contraceptives
This blog is part of a series in partnership with Population Council, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC), and Population Services International (PSI), to recognize World [...]
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2024 (APHA 2024)
APHA’s 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo brings together nearly 13,000 policymakers, researchers, and program implementers to network, educate, and inspire each other. This year's [...]
World AIDS Day at our Center for Biomedical Research
The Population Council's Center for Biomedical Research began research on the sexual transmission of HIV in 1986. For over 35 years, the Center [...]
Highlights
Ensure sexual and reproductive health, rights, and choices The Population Council tackles intersecting inequalities that undermine rights and access to contraception, HIV [...]
2023 National Contraception Meeting
The National Contraception Meeting provides an annual update on the state of contraception research from grantees from the Contraception Research Branch (CRB) of the [...]