Ishraq Program: Increasing Girls’ Protective Assets in Rural Upper Egypt
Ishraq (Sunrise) is a flagship comprehensive second-chance program to improve the educational, health, and social outcomes for adolescent out-of-school girls, 12–15 years of age, [...]
Addressing Family Planning Needs of Male and Female Factory Workers in Egypt
Across eight garment factories in Port Said’s Free Investment Zone, the Council’s Evidence Project implemented a program to connect 18- to 35-year-old male and [...]
Improving Climate-Impacted Health Outcomes and Systems
To inform local and global interventions, a number of projects examine the impacts of climate and environmental stressors on a variety of health indicators. [...]
Priming Clients for HIV Prevention Consultations
PrEP uptake has rapidly increased in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Yet delivery of oral PrEP remains a challenge as health systems in many countries [...]
Addressing Gendered and Intersectional Inequalities and Inequities
Climate and environmental stressors affect different people, populations, and places in different ways, which is why disaggregated data are critical tools in the global [...]
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 highly [...]
Integrated Care Delivery Model of HIV Prevention and Treatment Targeting Adolescent Girls in Zambia
In collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health, RTI International, and the University of North Carolina (UNC), the Council is conducting a study to [...]
Creating an Environment to Accelerate Delivery of Family Planning Information and Services in Pakistan
Under a partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Population Council is engaged in policy advocacy, technical assistance, community outreach, and research [...]