Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) Support Project
In West Africa’s Sahel region, extensive poverty and inequality hinder social and economic stability and development. Recurring conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters, and gender inequity perpetuate [...]
Rethinking Sexuality Education
Adolescents in the United States and around the world face significant reproductive health challenges, including high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections [...]
Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes the vulnerabilities of the world’s public health preparedness and inequalities that exist in our society. While its profound impact on [...]
Nonhormonal Contraceptive Multipurpose Prevention Technology Containing Q-Griffithsin
The Population Council is developing a nonhormonal contraceptive MPT fast-dissolving insert (FDI) that will be the first on-demand, nonhormonal, non-ARV contraceptive MPT for the [...]
Nestorone®/Testosterone Transdermal Gel for Male Contraception
There is a growing interest and willingness among men in becoming more involved in family planning, and studies suggest that women would welcome male [...]
Nestorone®/Estradiol Vaginal Ring
Worldwide, almost half of all pregnancies are unintended—many of which can be attributed to unmet need for contraception, method dissatisfaction, or inconsistent contraceptive use. [...]
Nestorone® for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that can lead to increased disability over time. MS [...]
Spotlight Initiative
The Population Council works with the Nigerian government and partners to strengthen the country’s response to gender-based violence (GBV) through a bottom-up community data-generation [...]