The Population Council conducts research to address critical health and development issues.

Their work allows couples to plan their families and chart their futures.

They help people avoid HIV infection and access life-saving HIV services.

And they empower girls to protect themselves and have a say in their own lives.

They conduct research and programs in more than 50 countries.

Their New York headquarters supports a global network of offices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

From its beginning, the Council has given voice and visibility to the world’s most vulnerable people.

They increase awareness of the problems they face and offer evidence-based solutions.

In the developing world, governments and civil society organizations seek their help to understand and overcome obstacles to health and development.

And they work in developed countries, where they use state-of-the-art biomedical science to develop new contraceptives and products to prevent the transmission of HIV.

Research / Programs Topics:

• Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment
• Basic Science of Reproductive Health
• Biology of HIV Child
• Marriage Prevention and Supporting Married
• Girls Contraceptive
• Development Family Planning
• Girls’ Education
• HIV Prevention Strategies
• HIV Treatment, Care, and Support Integration of HIV and Sexual/Reproductive Health Services Key
• Populations at Risk for HIV Maternal and Newborn Health
• Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs)
• Population Policy and Demographic Analysis Population, Environmental Risks and Climate Change
• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
• Safe Abortion and Post-abortion  Care
• Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Youth and HIV