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Press Clips 2008

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Melissa May, APR
mmay@popcouncil.org
+1 212 339 0525

Diane Rubino
drubino@popcouncil.org
+1 212 339 0617

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October–December

Expert Dr. Régine Sitruk-Ware talks menopause with EmpowHer
EmpowHer, 18 November (USA)

Working locally, serving globally
BizLex, 13 November (USA)

Task force on social sector constituted
The International News, 3 November (Pakistan)

Defanging the Indian MCP
The Times of India, 26 October (India)

Pakistan: Multifaceted approach reduces infant deaths
The Independent, 26 October (Bangladesh)

Pregnancies still on the rise
Times of Swaziland, 24 October (Swaziland)

Ethiopia: U.S.-sponsored workshop fights HIV/AIDS and reproductive health vulnerability
Nazret, 22 October (Ethiopia)

Is gender all about women?
Daily Trust, 17 October (Nigeria)

Contraceptive use rises to 56 pc in three decades
New Nation, 12 October (Bangladesh)

Legalisation fight gains ground as illegal abortions increase
IPS News, 8 October (Mexico)

Mexico: Rise in illegal abortions buoys call for legalization
Pharmacy Choice, 8 October (Mexico)

Abortion on the rise in Mexico despite legal restrictions: Clandestine procedures endanger women's health
YubaNet, 6 October (USA)

Council, Segal honored for development efforts
Contraceptive Technology Update, 3 October (USA)

July–September

Implantul sub piele si spray-urile, metode contraceptive
Ziare,
26 September (Romania)

Kelly Osbourne and international health groups call for improved education
Presseportal, 25 September (Germany)

Educazione sessuale inutile per  50% del giovani
Italiasalute, 25 September  (Italy)

Prix Galien USA recognizes biotech, pharmaceutical industries for innovative medical treatments
MarketWatch, 25 September (USA)

Jeder fünfte jugendliche hat keine ahnung von verhütung
Die Presse
, 23 September  (Austria)

How to treat the rare diseases that big pharma leaves behind
AlterNet
, 22 September (USA)

Pharmaceutical Industry's "Nobel Prize"
The New York Sun, 22 September (USA)

México: Aborto, un tema lacerante
Rotativo de Querétaro, 21 September (Mexico)

Involve HIV-positive adolescents in support programmes
Daily Monitor, 15 September (Uganda)

USAID puts $100 million toward AIDS gel research
Reuters, 8 August (USA)

Taking charge of TB services for people with HIV
AIDSMap, 24 July (UK)

Massive AIDS projects threaten African health
afrol News, 22 July

Is AIDS still an emergency?
IRIN PlusNews, 18 July (South Africa)

Making babies
Nature, 17 July (USA)

The future of babies and The history and future of birth control
LiveScience, 16 July (USA)

Illegality inducing unsafe abortions
InterPress Service, 11 July (Pakistan)

          Why Vietnam's "Love Markets" are dying
          The Wall Street Journal, 11 July (USA)

April–June

Births fueling hispanic growth
USA Today, 30 June (USA)

Pakistan to experience demographic bonus in 30 years
Pakistan Daily, 25 June (Pakistan)

Ignorance and stigma surrounding men who have sex with men and male sex workers
Africa Science News Service, 19 June (Kenya)

Girls still being used to settle disputes
IRIN, 15 June (Pakistan)

ExxonMobil Egypt and Save the Children launch Ishraq program
AME Info, 15 June (Egypt)

Is the prevention of mother-to-child transmission program doing enough to meet HIV-positive women’s family planning needs?
AIDSLink, 1 June (USA)

66,000 RMG workers to be imparted training on HIV
The New Nation, 29 May (Bangladesh)

Quake orphans still dependent on charity, NGOs
InterPress Service, 29 May (Pakistan)

Getting migration to work effectively for Vietnam
VietnamNet Bridge, 24 May (Vietnam)

Will you live to be 100 years old?
OC Register, 20 May (USA)

Government committed to raise living standard
Associated Press of Pakistan, 15 May (Pakistan)

USAID launches "child spacing" programme
The News, 15 May (Pakistan)

USAID launches $60 million child spacing program
Associated Press of Pakistan, 14 May (Pakistan)

Family planning
The New York Times Sunday Book Review, 13 April (USA)

More money, more kids
USA Weekend, 6 April (USA)

January–March

Use a condom: You'll live longer
ACED Magazine, 31 March (USA)

HIV major factor in rising child deaths
PlusNews, 13 March (South Africa)

Prominent artists engage UNFPA's 'Stop Early Marriage' campaign
The Daily Monitor, 5 March (Ethiopia)

Maryam's story
USAID's Women Making a Difference, 1 March (USA)

Using research to advance reproductive health in West Africa
USAID's Women Making a Difference, 1 March (USA)

Births of a nation
Financial Times, 29 February (UK)

Former Irish president in Seattle urges businesses to help girls
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 29 February (USA)

Accurate adherence reporting essential for microbicide trials
AIDSmap News, 26 February (UK)

Note: The Council's announcement release of findings from the Phase 3 Carraguard® trial was covered by outlets all over the world. Below is a small sample of these articles. (full text of release)

Disappointment in trials another lesson (PDF posted with permission)
The Star, 26 February (South Africa)

Latest HIV gel proves disappointing
National Public Radio, 19 February (United States)

Anti-HIV gel for women disappoints
Business Day, 19 February (South Africa)

Vaginal gel, safe, but fails to stop HIV infection
Xinhua News Agency, 19 February (China)

Stifled, Egypt’s young turn to Islamic fervor
The New York Times, 17 February (USA)

Woman urges mothers not to cut their daughters
Frontlines (p.14), February (USA)

Survey reveals health providers wary of morning-after pill
Jamaica Gleaner, 1 February (Jamaica)

Ignoring girls' welfare carries high price
Inter Press Service, 1 February (USA)

Seaweed-based gel offers women hope against HIV
Business Day (Johannesburg), 29 January (South Africa)

A cutting tradition 
The New York Times, 20 January (USA)

Many men force sex on wives, says survey
Hindustan Times, 05 January (India)

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