2007
Media Center
October–December
Antares Pharma and Population Council
Announce Phase I Results
First transdermal contraceptive gel contains Nestorone® (28
November)
What Did They Learn? Population
Council Researchers Report Back from the Field
Council professionals discuss insights from their efforts to improve
the understanding of HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and
reproductive health at the APHA annual meeting
(31 October)
"Child
Brides: Stolen Lives"
Council staff worked with the filmmakers to showcase their efforts to
improve the lives of Mayan girls in Guatemala (4 October)
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July–September
Council Commits to Ending Educational Disparities at Clinton Global
Initiative Annual Meeting
The Population Council pledges to
improve schools in Darfur, Sudan (27 September)
Council's Sandra G. García Honored for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research
Sandra G. García was awarded the Guttmacher Institute’s Darroch Award
for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research. (17 September)
Council statement on data
analysis from the closed CONRAD and FHI cellulose sulfate clinical trials
(25 July)
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April–June
Population Council Study: Pivotal Program
in South Africa Helps Moms Living with HIV Safeguard Their Own and Their
Baby’s Health
The Council will present an evaluation of mothers2mothers at a 27 June event
sponsored by US Senators Biden and Lugar (19 June)
Marge Berer and Vaclav Smil Win 2007 Nordberg
Award for Excellence in Writing and Editing in the Population Sciences
(PDF)
The award will be
presented at a reception at the Population Council in New York on 9 July
(31 May)
Antares and the Population Council
Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Study with Innovative Low-dose Contraceptive
(30 May)
Orphans, Abstinence, and
Microbicides
At the South African AIDS conference, Population Council staff present
findings reflecting the organization's comprehensive approach to HIV and
AIDS prevention, support, and treatment (18 May)
A Mother’s Day Gift
The
Population Council presents findings from an evaluation of a South
African educational and mentoring program for HIV-positive pregnant
women and new mothers (11 May)
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January–March
Population Council Wins Award
for HIV/AIDS Research and Evaluation (23 March)
Population Council Entrusts Citrix
GoToMyPC in Battle Against HIV, AIDS, and Poverty (PDF) (20
March)
Population Council Appoints
Naomi Rutenberg Director of HIV and AIDS Program (15
March)
Melissa Robbiani Named
Director of Biomedical HIV Research at Population Council
(15 March)
With This Ring . . .
The Council is testing the safety and efficacy of a one-year
contraceptive vaginal ring (15
February)
Council statement on
the closing of CONRAD and FHI cellulose sulfate microbicide
clinical trials (en français) (31
January)
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