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Explore the future of male on Spectrum News! Diana Blithe shares insights from the clinical trials for the NES/T transdermal gel, developed in partnership between Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development & the Pop Council.

Watch now: https://bit.ly/3y3ZxXG

Non-Hormonal Male Birth Control in Works To Encourage More ‘Active Family Planning’ | Spectrum News Male contraceptives now in development would help to balance the responsibility of birth control among both partners. A new shoulder-applied non-hormonal bir...

Join us in congratulating Fatou Bintou Mbow, Senegal Country Representative for her appointment to the FP ( ) Champion Network! The FP Champion Network is a project supported by the Gates Foundation, the Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action, through the Department of Mother and Child Health (DSME), in collaboration with ACDEV and DKT International.

Champions support advocacy and develop evidence-based models for strengthening services in Francophone West Africa.

The Council's Ricardo Regules García & colleagues developed SSP-based demographic projections for Mexico informed by regional differences at the subnational level.

Learn how these projections can enhance assessments: https://bit.ly/3Ag8mOH

In Population and Development Review ( ), authors Daniela R. Urbina, Margaret Frye, and Sara Lopus explore how previous declines in educational hypergamy may be overstated in research when excluding couples of equal levels of education.

Their study found that when considering all couples, the prevalence of educational hypergamy has increased across female educational advances.

Read their blog: https://popcouncil.org/insight/the-persistence-of-hypergamy/

Our colleague Ruth Nanjekho was delighted to present on evidence to enhance educational inclusivity for girls in East Africa at Reli Africa's "East African Community Educational Conference" in Arusha, Tanzania. Financial aid, food security, and better support can help, but more research is needed to tackle issues.

Check out the full program:https://reliafrica.org/EAC-Education-Conference/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Final-Program_EAC-Regional-Education-Conference.pdf

We’re celebrating International Youth Day ( ) with young organizations (YFOs). Recently Pop Council Mexico held workshops with young feminists to better understand the YFO landscape in Kenya and Mexico.

This research will inform the YFO landscape report, an evidence-based report that will provide a comprehensive overview of youth-led feminist organizations in Kenya and Mexico, including demographic & background characteristics, key focus areas, communications, funding, and more. Look forward to our report later this year!

This , rediscover our recent event held with the Indigenous Justice Circle, the Council's GIRL Center, and Abriendo Oportunidades, highlighting solutions to strengthen indigenous participation and influence in social, political and economic systems.

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Indigenous Girls’ Movements: Strengthening Indigenous Systems and Self-Determination On 15 April 2024 the Indigenous Justice Circle’s Indigenous Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Network (IMAGEN) and Population Council’s GIRL Center co-hosted an ...

What does our public health response to & have in common with how officials reacted to ?

Council colleagues Jerry Okal & Katie Schenk take years of their research on the HIV & AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, to answer this question in their chapter in “COVID-19 and Public Health: Global Responses to the Pandemic.”

Check it out: https://bit.ly/3zjhrWP

Explore early view insights in the Population and Development Review’s upcoming special issue “Pandemic Babies: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Fertility and Family Dynamics.”

In one study, authors Joshua Wilde, Wei Chen, Sophie Lohmann, and Jasmin Abdel Ghany assess if digital trace data could predict the pandemic's effect on birthrate.

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Promises and pitfalls of digital trace data for fertility predictions | Leverhulme Centre For Demographic Science, Oxford Published in a special issue of the Population and Development Review, Dr Joshua Wilde and Jasmin Abdel Ghany provide the first dynamic birth forecast for the COVID-19 pandemic using Google search data. The full article, ‘Digital Trace Data and Demographic Forecasting: How Well Did Google Predict ...

Meet the newest member of the Gender, Education, Justice, & Equity ( ) innovation hub! Allegra Cockburn is an Applied Microeconomist with a PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She works on economic development topics, with a particular focus on issues related to education, gender, and the role of social norms in determining outcomes for adolescent girls.

Allegra joins GEJE as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Learn more about Allegra here: https://bit.ly/3ylbOHn

Learn more about the Council’s Gender, Education, Justice, and Equity (GEJE) innovation hub: https://bit.ly/47Haefu "

: In April, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice released the Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis (VIA) report.

Developed by a team of researchers, climate scientists, & professionals, including members of the Council's initiative, the report assesses future in .

Read the report today: https://bit.ly/3SmUSan

Climate Vulnerability, Impact, and Adaptation Analysis (VIA) The Town+Gown New York City Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Study (VIA) brought together an interdisciplinary team of researchers, climate scientists, and professionals — co-led by The New School’s Timon McPhearson and Joel Towers — to work closely with the NYC Mayor’s ...

We are excited to share that the Baobab Research Programme Consortium held a training workshop focused on grant proposals, scientific writing, and research communication.

The goal of the workshop was to bring together professionals working in refugee settings, to enhance their collective capacity to conduct meaningful research and communicate findings.

Colleagues from Ethiopia’s Refugee and Returnees Services (RRS), Uganda’s Office of the Prime Minister (Department of Refugees), and Uganda’s Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (MGLSD) joined the workshop.

Learn more about the Baobab Research Programme Consortium: https://popcouncil.org/project/baobab-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-refugee-settings/

Jim Sailer, Population Council Interim Co-President and Executive Director of the talks about the importance of providing an array of contraceptive choices for users.

Watch the final installment of the Global Introduction of the Hormonal IUD: Where We've Been, Where We're Going Series: https://bit.ly/3Sg6z2A

“The ring symbolises a shift towards truly empowering women in HIV prevention," said Yvette Raphael in Times LIVE about the .

Developed by IPM South Africa, a Population Council affiliate, the for is a user-controlled vaginal ring that can reduce the risk of HIV acquisition.

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YVETTE RAPHAEL | The basket of HIV prevention options needs to be filled The dapivirine vaginal ring symbolises a shift towards truly empowering women in HIV prevention, writes Yvette Raphael.

In the “transition to adulthood,” how does migration shape the experiences of other life events for young women?

Researchers Jessie Pinchoff, Isabel Pike, Karen Austrian, Kathryn Grace, and Caroline Kabiru explore the impacts of domestic migration on contraceptive use among young women across 6 countries in Africa.

Their findings suggest that young women who recently migrated to urban areas may need additional support in accessing contraception and formal health services for themselves or their children.

🔗: https://bit.ly/3WBYaZG

If you’re at or joining online, don’t miss "HIV prevention in the time of choice" satellite. Expert panelists will discuss strategies for increasing accessibility to biomedical products for women & girls.

📅Jul 25
🕖07:00-08:00 CEST
📍Rm 5/Channel 8

The International AIDS Conference has officially opened.

Conference Co-Chairs, Sharon Lewin, Christoph Spinner and Andriy Klepikov welcomed delegates, moderated by German actress and presenter Annabelle Mandeng and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for EECA Vira Brezhneva.

Welcoming remarks were followed by inspiring speeches and commitments from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Ugandan trans and human rights activist (not pictured) & UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima.

We then wrapped up Day 1 with a performance of Bavarian traditional folk dance by The Schwuhplattler.

Research, advocacy, action.

Great news from Children's Investment Fund Foundation and The Global Fund to expand access to PreP rings!

“We applaud CIFF and the Global Fund for their continued commitment to purchasing DapiRing. It is critical that women are offered a range of methods, including DapiRing, to meet their diverse sexual health needs and to use on their own terms. Providing women with choice in HIV prevention is the best way to end the AIDS epidemic,” says Brid Devlin, Chief Scientific Officer of the Council's .

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CIFF To Propel PrEP Revolution with up to US$2 Million for Immediate Access to PrEP Rings The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), in partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), announced on 21 July at the 25th International AIDS Conference an initiative of up to US$2 million over the 2024-2025 period for the purchase of approxim...

“World leaders pledged to end the AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030, and they can uphold their promise, but only if they ensure that the HIV response has the resources it needs and that the human rights of everyone are protected.” UNAIDS’ Winnie Byanyima

The latest UNAIDS report, The Urgency of Now, AIDS at a Crossroads: https://crossroads.unaids.org/.

Unaids Report 2024 The new UNAIDS report shows that the HIV response is at a crossroads. Whether the world ends AIDS depends on the path that leaders take. The path that ends AIDS is not a mystery. It is a political and financial choice. Find out more at crossroads.unaids.org

The Global Fund and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation just announced today at (International AIDS Conference) that they are committing US$2 million towards an initiative to purchase 150,000 dapivirine vaginal rings - a long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for women.

“It is critical that women are offered a range of HIV prevention methods, including DapiRing, to meet their diverse sexual health needs and to use on their own terms,” said Bríd Devlin, Chief Scientific Officer at the Population Council’s Center for Biomedical Research.”

Read more: https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/2024/2024-07-21-ciff-propel-prep-revolution-usd2-million-immediate-access-prep-rings/

CIFF To Propel PrEP Revolution with up to US$2 Million for Immediate Access to PrEP Rings The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), in partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), announced on 21 July at the 25th International AIDS Conference an initiative of up to US$2 million over the 2024-2025 period for the purchase of approxim...

So many interesting discussions today at International AIDS Conference’s Global Village. Be sure to check it all out. IAS - International AIDS Society

We’re in Munich and ready to kick off IAS - International AIDS Society’s . Already some engaging pre-conference sessions and the Global Village. Here’s where you can find us this week: https://popcouncil.org/event/aids-2024-the-25th-international-aids-conference/.

Join us at the 25th International AIDS Conference from July 20-25! Our colleagues will share their work on , multipurpose prevention technologies ( ), , and so much more.

See you there! https://bit.ly/3Xp37pC

At , don't miss the "HIV prevention in the time of choice" satellite!

Expert panelists will discuss strategies for increasing accessibility to biomedical prevention products for women & girls.

📅: July 25
🕒: 7:00 - 8:00 AM
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LmoMaT

Exciting GIRL Center news! The Pop Council’s GIRL Center will now host the The Coalition for Adolescent Girls (CAG), a coalition of 80 organizations dedicated to supporting, investing in, and improving adolescent girls’ lives globally. The GIRL Center is proud to support CAG as it enters its 20th year and believes this partnership will lead to stronger collective advocacy and .

“We are very excited about this new partnership between the GIRL Center and the CAG. This will enable more synergies within the ecosystem of actors in the space and aligns with the GIRL Center’s Roadmap to 2030. Together we are more likely to deliver meaningful change for girls,” says Karen Austrian, Director, GIRL Center.

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The Coalition for Adolescent Girls and Population Council’s GIRL Center Sign Important Hosting Partnership – Population Council Media The Coalition for Adolescen … The Coalition for Adolescent Girls and Population Council’s GIRL Center Sign Important Hosting Partnership The CAG and GIRL Center will utilize digital and in-person platforms and networks to amplify girls’ voices, the voices of Global South girl-centered or...

Today the United Nations Foundation's Universal Access Project hosted a discussion on and wellbeing programs. Council colleagues presented case studies on female workplace health programs alongside panelists from CARE, Gap Inc., and UNFPA. Thoai Ngo emphasized the importance of the private sector and governments to support women in the workplace. Ashish Bajracharya and Nahla Abdel Tawab presented evidence from the Council’s work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Egypt, providing and to garment factory workers. Our research shows it not only benefits workers but also businesses, and the economy. That “return on investment” could help persuade business owners to invest in programs to provide affordable health services to their workers.

To learn more about the Council’s research on health programs for factory workers, read our Insight: https://popcouncil.org/insight/addressing-garment-factory-workers-needs-for-family-planning-information-and-services-in-bangladesh-cambodia-and-egypt/

New, in World Development, Council colleagues Arindam Nandi & Thoai Ngo examine the long-term associations of India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) to determine the impact of childhood vaccinations on demographic transition.

Read now: https://bit.ly/4cCx0Hb

Read the latest issue of Population and Development Review !

The June 2024 issue includes studies that explore demographic trends across the globe, book reviews, and more.

Read now: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17284457/2024/50/2

Catch up on the latest news at our GIRL Center with their quarterly newsletter!

Read for updates on the team, insights on , research papers, event recaps, and a sneak peek at upcoming developments for the GIRL Center.

Read today: https://mailchi.mp/popcouncil/gc-nl-july2024