What do women think of self-injectable contraception now that implementation efforts have intensified across many countries in sub-Saharan Africa?
Self-injection (SI) of DMPA-SC has been a hot topic in the contraception field since pilot projects began about a decade ago. Early studies showed [...]
The Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research Implements an End-to-End Approach to Product Development
Comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare supports women on whether, when, and how many children they want to have throughout their 30+ year reproductive life [...]
The International Contraceptive Access (ICA) Foundation Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
The December 2000 approval of Mirena®, the first hormonal intrauterine device (IUD), by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) represented a significant [...]
Power, Voice, and Agency: Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Multiple Interventions for Evidence-Informed Contraceptive Decisions
This blog is part of a series in partnership with Population Council, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC), and Population Services International (PSI), to recognize World Contraception [...]
Matching Design to Desire: Developing the Next Generation of Contraceptives
This blog is part of a series in partnership with Population Council, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC), and Population Services International (PSI), to recognize World Contraception [...]
Exploring New Horizons in Research: Q&A with Dagim Fisseha Habteyesus
Gloria: Welcome, Dagim. You joined the Population Council in November 2023. Could you share your initial impressions and experiences? Dagim: Thank you, Gloria. Joining [...]
Community Engagement: A Bridge to Increasing Uptake of IPTp-SP to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy
It’s about 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and residents of the neighborhood are gathering at a local church in Dunga, Kisumu Central, for [...]
How Drought Impacts Women’s Reproductive Choices: Insights from Seventeen Countries
Drought, one of the most ubiquitous manifestations of climate change, has profound consequences on communities worldwide. In agrarian societies where people rely on agriculture for [...]