To Protect Access to Medication Abortion in the United States, Make the Misoprostol-Only Regimen a Reality
Thoai Ngo, Vice President of Social and Behavioral Science Research, advocates for a misoprostol-only option for medication abortion. The regimen is aligned with [...]
Debate: Is Reproductive Health Safe in the Global South?
The US Supreme Court's vote to abolish the right to abortion is a decision that global health advocates fear will have worldwide implications. [...]
Women on Waves’ Rebecca Gomperts Delivers Sheldon J. Segal Lecture
The Population Council welcomed Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, an abortion activist and lifelong supporter of women’s rights, as guest speaker for the 2022 Sheldon [...]
A Conversation with Régine Sitruk-Ware
Régine Sitruk-Ware, distinguished scientist at the Population Council, is the recipient of the 2022 Society of Family Planning Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor [...]
A World of 8 Billion: Progress and Possibilities
The United Nations has declared that on November 15, 2022, the world’s population will reach a historic milestone: the birth of the eighth [...]
The 2022 Sheldon Segal Lecture: Dr. Rebecca Gomperts
On Thursday, November 3rd, Rebecca Gomperts, MD, MPP, PhD, will deliver the 2022 Sheldon Segal Lecture. The lecture is named in honor of former [...]
The Nestorone®/Ethinyl Estradiol One-Year Vaginal Contraceptive System
While several contraceptive methods have been developed for short- and long-term protection against pregnancy, women’s needs differ and may change over the course [...]
Baobab: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Refugee Settings
The global refugee crisis is one of the defining challenges of the 21st century, with ongoing, negative effects on the sexual and reproductive [...]
Expanding Access to Quality Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Francophone West Africa
Francophone West Africa (FWA) is a vibrant and diverse subregion known for its strong national identities and regional collaboration. The nine countries that [...]
Zeba Sathar
Zeba Sathar is a senior associate and directs the Population Council’s office in Islamabad, Pakistan, overseeing technical assistance and capacity-building, social science research, [...]
Scaling Up and Financing Improved Delivery and Monitoring of Quality of Care
The quality of care (QoC) framework, developed more than two decades ago, is a cornerstone approach to measuring quality in family planning programming, [...]
Pakistan
The Population Council has been conducting operations research in Pakistan since 1957 and established a permanent office in Islamabad in 1991. The Council’s work [...]