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Are you interested in attending a course about promoting the Culture of Peace?
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Since 1952, the Population Council has been the premier international organization conducting biomedical, public health, and social science research on population issues. The Council has been instrumental in the design of health products, service-delivery programs, and public policies responsive to the needs of people living in the world’s poorest countries.
Reflecting a commitment to excellence, objectivity, and policy relevance, Council research identifies promising, sustainable approaches to enhancing people’s health and well-being. The widespread dissemination of its findings—and partnerships with nearly 200 governments, universities, and nongovernmental organizations—ensure that Council researchers' work can and does make a positive difference in people's lives.
Policymakers, program managers, and others concerned with a wide array of population issues turn to the Council for evidence of what works in the real world to improve people’s lives. The organization's scientists and specialists around the world conduct research in a unique range of activities that include:
• Biomedicine
Studying reproductive biology and immunology and developing and testing innovative products to allow people to enhance their health and expand their family planning choices.
• Gender and Family Dynamics
Exploring how social, economic, and cultural factors such as education and gender roles affect individual well-being, earnings prospects, and ability to lead a healthy life.
• HIV/AIDS
Identifying sustainable and cost-effective responses to the AIDS pandemic in the hardest-hit regions of the world.
• Infants and Children
Investigating ways of improving the lives and health of infants and children
• Quality of Care
Improving quality of care in family planning and reproductive health programs.
• Reproductive Health
Investigating reproductive health and behavior from biomedical, public health, and social science perspectives.
• Social Science
Marshaling social science and demographic expertise toward a better understanding of population issues.
• Strengthening Local Resources
Strengthening professional resources by providing training, technical assistance, fellowships, and awards to developing-country institutions and individuals.
• Transitions to Adulthood
Understanding adolescents’ lives and testing interventions to increase opportunities and reduce risks.
Some of the Population Council WANA office current activities are in the areas of:
- Gender and Family Dynamics
- Transitions to Adulthood
- Family Planning and Reproductive Health
- Urban poverty and health
- Local area poverty mapping
- School-to-work transitions of youth
- Capacity building for research on reproductive health
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