A Retrospective with Zeba Sathar
Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives celebrated its 75th anniversary by recognizing individuals and organizations for distinguished and exceptional achievements in the [...]
Improving Acceptability, Use, and Continuation of Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) in Bangladesh
The Council is conducting longitudinal research to improve the experiences of IUD users in the Keraniganj, Savar, and Nawabganj Upazila regions of Dhaka District [...]
Adolescent Girls Prospective Cohort Study in Nigeria
The Population Council’s Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, with funding from the Children Investment Fund Foundation, is implementing a longitudinal cohort study to [...]
FP2030 North, West, and Central Africa Hub
According to the UN’s 2019 estimates, Africa’s population scenario as a function of fertility, migration, and mortality rates is projected to be over 2.1 [...]
Direct-to-Consumer Fertility Awareness and Reproductive Health Information
The Game of Choice, Not Chance (GOC) is a Direct to Consumer (DTC) educational mobile game. The GOC provides young women with a safe [...]
Person-Centered Group ANC-PNC Among First-Time Young Mothers and Their Partners
As an evaluation partner of the Healthy Women, Healthy Families project in urban areas of Gazipur City Corporation, Bangladesh, the Council is conducting operations [...]
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 [...]
Breakthrough RESEARCH
High-quality services are critical to improved health and development. However, even where these services exist, broader factors like social norms and belief systems hinder [...]