The Population Council's Reproductive Health program strives to improve sexual and reproductive health, especially for vulnerable people in developing countries. We help individuals to achieve their family planning and reproductive health goals through improvements in technologies and services. We work to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity and to improve equity and quality in the delivery of care.
Submissions from 2000
Senegal: Capacite a más proveedores en atención postaborto, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Sénégal: Former un plus grand nombre de prestataires en soins après avortement, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Senegal: Train more providers in postabortion care, Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities, Ana Langer, Gustavo Nigenda, Sandra G. Garcia, Rosario Valdez, Emanuel Orozco, and Jennifer Catino
The Tostan story: Breakthrough in Senegal ending female genital cutting, Population Council
Submissions from 1999
Assessing the potential demand for and effectiveness of integrating STI/HIV management services with Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council's clinic-based family planning services, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Hazel M.B. Dube, Caroline S. Marangwanda, Sithokozille Simba, and Ahmed Latif
Case finding and case management of chlamydia and gonorrhea infections among women: What we do and do not know, Nicole Haberland, Beverly Winikoff, Nancy L. Sloan, Christiana Coggins, and Christopher J. Elias
Comparing alternative products in the provision of emergency contraception, John P. Skibiak, Yusuf Ahmed, and M. Ketata
Demand for and cost-effectiveness of integrating RTI/HIV services with clinic-based family planning services in Zimbabwe, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Caroline S. Marangwanda, Sithokozille Simba, Hazel M.B. Dube, Rick Homan, Barbara Janowitz, Ahmed Latif, and Peter R. Mason
ECLOSION au Sénégal: Pourquoi les populations abandonnent la pratique de l'Excision, Tostan
Estimating costs of post-abortion services. General Hospital Aurelia Valdivieso, Oaxaca, Mexico, Population Council
Expanding men's participation in reproductive health in Kenya, Bolaji M. Fapohunda and Naomi Rutenberg
FRONTIERS adolescent reproductive health project update: Encuesta gente joven [Youth survey], Population Council
Implementing A Reproductive Health Agenda in India: The Beginning, Saroj Pachauri
Improving Quality of Care in India's Family Welfare Programme: The Challenge Ahead, Michael A. Koenig and M.E. Khan
Improving the management of STIs among MCH/FP clients at the Nakuru Municipal Council health clinics, Julie Solo, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, James Kariba Wabaru, Bedan Kiare Kariuki, and Gregory Maitha
Indonesia: Analysis of conflicting crisis-related research results, Michelle Gardner and Lila Amaliah
Integrating STI and MCH/FP Services, Population Council
Investigación operativa en planificación familiar: Lecturas selectas, James R. Foreit and Tomas Frejka
Investing in youth: Testing community-based approaches for improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health, Tamara Fetters, Fines Munkonze, and Julie Solo
L'Approche de l'Analyse Situationnelle pour l'évaluation des services de planification familiale et de santé de la reproduction: Manuel de recherche, Robert A. Miller, Andrew A. Fisher, Kate Miller, Lewis Ndhlovu, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Diouratie Sanogo, and Placide Tapsoba
Mexico: Informing service providers and factory workers about emergency contraception, Ricardo Vernon
Mexico: Protecting informed consent, Elsa Santos, Silvia Elena Llaguno, and Ricardo Vernon
Mexico: Training health providers on domestic violence, Susan Pick and Lydia Miranda
Peru: Providers' compliance with quality of care norms, Federico R. Leon
Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research, Dale Huntington and Nancy J. Piet-Pelon
Quality of care and utilisation of MCH and FP services at Kenyan health facilities, Lewis Ndhlovu
Reproductive decisionmaking in the context of HIV/AIDS in Ndola, Zambia, Naomi Rutenberg, Ann E. Biddlecom, and Frederick A.D. Kaona
Reproductive health indicators: Moving forward, Kelly Blanchard, Batya Elul, and Saumya RamaRao
Reproductive tract infections: A set of factsheets, Population Council
Review of the policy process in Bangladesh following ICPD, Nancy J. Piet-Pelon, Ubaidur Rob, Syeda Nahid Mukith Chowdhury, Abul Barkat, Sushil Ranjan Howlader, Sharif M.I. Hossain, Ismat Bhuiya, and Siraj-us- Saleheen
Strengthening reproductive health services in Africa through Operations Research, Population Council
Strengthening the evaluation and research unit of the Zimbabwe Family Planning Council (1995–1998), Lewis Ndhlovu, Hazel M.B. Dube, and Caroline S. Marangwanda
Testing strategies to improve access to emergency contraception pills: Prescription vs. prophylactic distribution, John P. Skibiak, Yusuf Ahmed, and M. Ketata
The cost of health services at the facilities level of the Nakuru Municipal Council, Nakuru, Kenya, Andrew Thompson, Barbara Janowitz, and Julie Solo
The costs of integrating reproductive health services: An example using syndromic management of STIs in family planning clinics in Zimbabwe, Baker Ndugga Maggwa, Ian Askew, Caroline S. Marangwanda, Barbara Janowitz, Laura Johnson, Andrew Thompson, and Caroline West
The Tostan story: Breakthrough in Senegal ending female genital cutting [Arabic], Population Council
Zimbabwe: Les méthodes de dépistage des IAR chez les femmes sont chères et inefficaces, Population Council
Zimbabwe: Los métodos de detección de ITR en mujeres no son cost-efectivos, Population Council
Zimbabwe: RTI screening methods for women are not cost-effective, Population Council
Submissions from 1998
Adolescent reproductive health: Booklet for parents, Rieny H. Hardjono and Rashmi Pachauri Rajan
Advances and challenges in postabortion care operations research: Summary report of a global meeting, Dale Huntington
Analyse situationnelle des programmes de santé de la reproduction, Population Council
Analysis of price change on the perceptions and use of DMPA among clients using reproductive health services in Uttar Pradesh, India, Leila Caleb-Varkey, John Townsend, Sneh Vishwanath, and Sudha Tiwari
An assessment of the Zimbabwe family planning programme: Results from the 1996 Situation Analysis Study, Lewis Ndhlovu, Hazel M.B. Dube, and Caroline S. Marangwanda
Assessing the quality of reproductive health services, Raeda Al Qutob, Salah Mawajdeh, Laila Nawar, Salama Saidi, and Firas Raad
A study of women's preferences regarding the formulation of over-the-counter vaginal spermicides, Christiana Coggins, Christopher J. Elias, Ronachai Atisook, Mary T. Bassett, Virginie Ettiegne-Traore, Peter D. Ghys, Laura Jenkins-Woelk, Earmporn Thongkrajai, and Nancy L. VanDevanter
Clinic-Based Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Africa: Findings from Situation Analysis Studies, Kate Miller, Robert A. Miller, Ian Askew, Marjorie C. Horn, and Lewis Ndhlovu
Comparing quality of reproductive health services before and after clinic-strengthening activities: A case study in rural Burkina Faso, Direction de la Santé et de la Famille (DSF), University of Ouagadougou Demographic Research Unit (UERD), Mwangaza, and Population Council
Continuing the strengthening of situation analysis methodology: An Africa-focused approach, Robert A. Miller
Counseling the husbands of postabortion patients in Egypt: Effects on husband involvement, patient recovery and contraceptive use [Arabic], Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Dale Huntington, Ezzeldin Osman Hassan, Hala Youssef, and Laila Nawar
Country profile of women's health and development in Indonesia, Population Council
Creating linkages between incomplete abortion treatment and family planning services in Kenya: What works best?, Julie Solo, Achola Ominde, Margaret Makumi, Deborah L. Billings, and Colette Aloo-Obunga
Dissemination Strategy, July 1995–January 1998, Population Council
Do Population Policies Matter? Fertility and Politics in Egypt, India, Kenya, and Mexico, Anrudh K. Jain
Dual protection in an integrated community-based program: A case study of Tanzania Family Health/Ministry of Health Project in Mbeya, Grace Mbekem and Jane Chege
Emergency contraception in Zambia: Setting a new agenda for research and action, Yusuf Ahmed, M. Ketata, and John P. Skibiak
Ensuring community participation in MCH/FP activities: Lessons learned from a pilot project, Abbas Bhuiya, Ubaidur Rob, and Maruf Rabban Quaderi
Etude de l'efficacité de la formation du personnel socio-sanitaire dans l'education des client(e)s sur l'excision au Mali, Nafissatou J. Diop, Fatoumata Traore, Habibatou Diallo, Ousmane Traore, Aissa Haidara Toure, Youssouf Diallo, Madina Sangare, Fatoumata Tandia Keita, and Attaher Toure
Etude participative pour l’identification des stratégies communautaires de lutte contre la pratique de l’excision dans le Bazéga, Direction de la Santé et de la Famille (DSF), University of Ouagadougou Demographic Research Unit (UERD), Mwangaza, and Population Council
Evaluation de la prevalence, de la typologie et des complications liees a l'excision chez les patientes frequentant les formations sanitaires du Bazega, Direction de la Santé et de la Famille (DSF), University of Ouagadougou Demographic Research Unit (UERD), Mwangaza, and Population Council
Evaluation de la prise en charge de la maternité sans risque et de la survie de l'enfant au niveau communautaire de Bazéga, Direction de la Santé et de la Famille (DSF), University of Ouagadougou Demographic Research Unit (UERD), Mwangaza, and Population Council
Evaluation de la stratégie de distribution à base communautaire, Banza Baya, Georges Guiella, Christine Ouedraogo, and Gabriel Pictet
Evaluation de la stratégie de reconversion des exciseuses pour l'eradication des mutilations génitales féminines au Mali, Population Council
Factors affecting the outputs and costs of community-based distribution of family planning services in Tanzania, Jane Chege, Naomi Rutenberg, Barbara Janowitz, and Andrew Thompson
Family Planning Operations Research: A Book of Readings, James R. Foreit and Tomas Frejka
Follow-up household survey in Agra District, Jayanti Tuladhar, R.B. Gupta, V.S. Sridhar, and Tilak Mukherjee
Follow-up household survey in Sitapur District, Jayanti Tuladhar, R.B. Gupta, B.P. Thiagrajan, Tausif Alam Khan, and Hemlata Sadhwani
Getting men involved in family planning: Experiences from an innovative program, Directorate of Family Planning, National Institute of Population Research and Training, and Population Council
Improving quality of care in FP/RH of selected communities of Pangasinan Province: An intervention study, Zelda C. Zablan, Josefina V. Cabigon, Luzviminda Muego, Marilou P. Costello, and Chona R. Echavez
Increasing demand for reproductive health services in a Peruvian clinic, Federico R. Leon, Anibal Velasquez, Lissette Jimenez, and Alicia Calderon
Integrating RTI case management within LGU Health Centers: An intervention study, Marilou P. Costello, Carmeli Marie Chaves, Chona R. Echavez, Jesus Encena, Jocelyn Ilagan, and Orlando Pagulayan
Integrating RTI service with primary health care, Population Council
Integrating STI/HIV services into existing MCH/FP programs, Baker Ndugga and Ian Askew
Introduction des soins obstétricaux d'urgence et de la planification familiale pour les patientes présentant des complications liées à un avortement incomplet, Population Council and JPIEGO
Introduction du traitement médical d'urgence ainsi que les services et conseils ultérieurs en planification familiale pour les femmes qui souffrent de complications suite à un avortement au Burkina Faso, Population Council and JPIEGO
Involving private medical practitioners in family planning services in Bangladesh, Abu Yusuf Choudhury, Ubaidur Rob, and Sharif M.I. Hossain
IPPA Yogyakarta clients' profile, January 1996–April 1997, Population Council
Male involvement through reproductive health awareness in Bukidnon Province, the Philippines: An intervention study, Lita Palma-Sealza, Marilou P. Costello, and Chona R. Echavez
Management support for postabortion operations research at the Egyptian Fertility Care Society, Population Council
Manuel de recherche opérationnelle en matière de planification familiale, Andrew A. Fisher, John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, and John Townsend
Monitoring of macro-level family planning quality of care indicators, Meiwita B. Iskandar
Needs and risks facing the Indonesian youth population, Desti Murdijana
Observations from a study tour of Bangladesh and Indonesia on their family welfare programme, M.E. Khan, Jayanti Tuladhar, R.B. Gupta, Ubaidur Rob, and Meiwita B. Iskandar
Perception et comportement des hommes, des femmes, et des prestataires des services en matiére des morbidités relatives a la santé de la reproduction, Direction de la Santé et de la Famille (DSF), University of Ouagadougou Demographic Research Unit (UERD), Mwangaza, and Population Council
Peru logistics chain analysis, Jeanne Noble and James R. Foreit
Rapport du seminaire national [au Mali] pour la definition d'une strategie d'eradication de l'excision, Population Council
Recherches opérationnelles sur les soins post-abortum: Progrès et défis. Compte rendu d'une réunion mondiale, Dale Huntington
Reproductive health operations research, 1995–1998, James R. Foreit, Federico R. Leon, Ricardo Vernon, Timothy D.N. King, Deborah L. Billings, A.B Friedman, and Janie Benson
Seminar on male involvement in reproductive health in Egypt: Summary of research findings and future directions, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Strengthening RTI/STD services: Lessons learned from a pilot project, Ismat Bhuiya and Ubaidur Rob
Strengthening the research capacity of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, Robert A. Miller
Strengthening the utilization of family planning operations research: Findings from case studies in Africa, Julie Solo, Annamaria Cerulli, Robert A. Miller, Ian Askew, and Elizabeth Pearlman
Technical assistance to enhance the institutionalization of operations research within the Philippines Family Planning Program, Population Council
The Life Saver: The Mother Friendly Movement in Indonesia, Abdullah Cholil, Meiwita B. Iskandar, and Rosalia Sciortino
Towards safe womanhood: Supporting safe motherhood initiatives and women's participation in development, Meiwita B. Iskandar
Workshop on youth across Asia, John Townsend, Ann P. McCauley, and Kokila Agarwal
Workshop report: Launching of the revised reproductive health policy guidelines and standards, Division of Primary Health Care, Kenya Ministry of Health
Youth centres in Ghana: Assessment of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana Programme, Evam Kofi Glover, Annabel Erulkar, and Joana Nerquaye-Tetteh
Youth talk about sexuality: A participatory assessment of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Lusaka, Zambia, Tamara Fetters, Evans Mupela, and Naomi Rutenberg