Population Council Nigeria to Host FP2030’s Hub in North, West, and Central Africa
March 28, 2022—Family Planning 2030 (FP2030), the global family planning partnership, today announced its two new regional hubs in Africa, including one in [...]
Advancing Health Equity Through Contraception
We hear it in nearly every sexual and reproductive health conversation today—from HIV prevention to family planning to STI treatment, people want and [...]
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
This year’s 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is dedicated to “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of [...]
IWD 2022: Break the Bias
March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global event that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world. This [...]
Expanding Health Care to Include Self-Care and Increase Access and Agency
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines “self-care” as “the ability of individuals, families, and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and [...]
Raya Muttarak and Joshua Wilde Appointed Editors of Population Council Journal
The Population Council is pleased to announce Raya Muttarak and Joshua Wilde as new Editors of Population and Development Review (PDR). Dr. Raya Muttarak [...]
Population Council Scholarly Journals
The Population Council publishes two leading scholarly journals: Population and Development Review and Studies in Family Planning. For more than 50 years, peer-reviewed social science, [...]
Medicines360 and the Population Council Pursue Agreement to Develop Product to Prevent HIV and Unintended Pregnancy for Worldwide Distribution
December 1, 2021—Medicines360, a mission-driven nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical organization, and the Population Council, a global nonprofit research organization, have entered into a [...]
In Memoriam: Former Population Council President George Zeidenstein
The Population Council mourns the passing of George Zeidenstein, the Council’s fifth President, who died on August 21, 2021 aged 92 in Goshen, [...]
Mirena® Added to UNFPA and USAID Product Catalogs
An exciting milestone for contraceptive access worldwide, the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG IUS), also known as the hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), has been [...]
Pakistan: Perspectives on Inequalities Magnified by COVID-19
This past year, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted every country, every community, and every person in this world – but not equally nor [...]
In Memoriam: Babacar Mané
Population Council Senior Program Officer, Babacar Mané, a reproductive health and rights champion and pioneer in SRHR research passed away on Saturday, May 29, [...]