Population Council Research that makes a difference

Achieving success with a multi-disciplinary approach

The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health. In all of its endeavors, the Population Council aspires to the highest professional and ethical standards and has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence and integrity.

Approaching problems from multiple disciplines affords us fresh insights about how to address the most pressing issues. The diagram below shows the topics addressed by each of our programs.

			Adolescence/transitions to adulthood
			Family planning services
			Female genital mutilation/cutting
			Financial literacy/livelihoods
			HIV biomedical research
			HIV care, support, and treatment
			HIV and children
			HIV prevention
			Microbicides
			Integrating health services
			Maternal and newborn health
			New and improved reproductive technologies
			Population policy and demographic analysis
			Reproductive health biomedical research
			RTIs/STIs
			Safe abortion and postabortion care
			Sexual and gender-based violence
			Social isolation/support
			Strengthening health systems
			Urbanization, health, and the environment
			Vulnerable populations

In all of its endeavors, the Population Council aspires to the highest professional and ethical standards and has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence and integrity.