Population Council
The
Population Council is an international, nonprofit, non-governmental organization. The Council conducts research in
biomedicine,
social science, and
public health and helps build research capacities in
developing countries. One-third of its research relates to HIV and AIDS; while its other major program areas are still linked to its early foundation in
reproductive health and its relation to poverty, youth, and gender. For example, the Population Council strives to teach boys that they can be involved in contraceptive methods regardless of stereotypes that limit male responsibility in child bearing. The organization held the license for
Norplant contraceptive implant, and now holds the license for Mirena
intrauterine system. The Population Council also publishes the journal ''
Population and Development Review'', which reports scientific research on the interrelationships between
population and
socioeconomic development. It also provides a forum for discussion on related issues of public policy and ''
Studies in Family Planning'', which focuses on public health, social science, and biomedical research involving
sexual and reproductive health,
fertility, and
family planning.
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