Pakistan has been devastated by the worst flooding the country has seen in 80 years. Population Council staff members already are working in the worst-hit regions and were able to conduct an analysis of needs and deliver limited relief items. (video)
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Venture capitalist Howard Cox was recently elected to the Population Council's board of trustees. (more)
Stan Mierzwa, director of Information Technology at the Population Council, has been awarded InsideNGO’s first-ever Information Technology (IT) Award for his outstanding contribution to the development of audio computer-assisted self-interviewing software. (more)
Saroj Pachauri, Population Council regional director for South and East Asia, describes challenges and opportunities to improve maternal health in India in a recent Times of India op-ed. (offsite link)
Naomi Rutenberg, Council vice president and director of the HIV and AIDS program, discussed the results of the CAPRISA study on PRI's "The Takeaway." (offsite link)
An article in the June 2010 issue of Population and Development Review describes the link between increased education and political awareness in Iran. Read more about the study in a release issued by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. (PDF)
Population Council president Peter Donaldson recently honored Mexico City’s Ministry of Health, its mayor, and its minister of health for the government of Mexico City's commitment to improving the reproductive health of Mexican women. The presentation ceremony took place at the Council’s international headquarters in New York City. (more)
A Closer Look: Stories of Impact, the Population Council’s 2009 annual report, is now available. Read first-person accounts and view striking photographs of our lifesaving work around the world. This year we are also featuring a short documentary, slideshows, and podcasts about our projects. (more)
Council senior scientist Marc Goldstein is co-author of A Baby At Last! The Couples' Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant—from Cutting-Edge Treatments to Commonsense Wisdom, newly published by Fireside Books/A Simon & Schuster Paperback (PDF)
In a recent issue of Science Population Council distinguished scientist and vice president John Bongaarts and Center for Global Development’s senior fellow Mead Over offer sobering opinions on AIDS program funding in the developing world. (more)
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