PRB Discuss Online: "Combating Malaria: A First-Hand Account From Congo"
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has unique and daunting challenges in its fight against malaria. In this PRB Discuss Online, Matthew Lynch, Global Health Council, answered participants' questions on this topic. Read a transcript of the questions and answers. (April 2008)

PRB Discuss Online: "Combating Malaria: What More Can We Do Now?"
Encouraging progress against malaria was made in the Americas and some parts of Asia in the last century, but the first global campaign to stop malaria didn't succeed. Experts, advocates, and communities have renewed efforts to stop malaria, but what will it take to ensure that the global health community is able to sustain the effort to stop malaria this time around. In this PRB Discuss Online, Nicole K. Bates, director of government relations at the Global Health Council, answered participants' questions on this topic. Read a transcript of the questions and answers. (April 2008)

Population, Health, and Environment Issues in the Philippines: A Profile of the National Capital Region
This regional profile of the National Capital Region, Philippines, highlights key population, health, and environment indicators and important development challenges for the region. It is part of a PRB series covering select regions of the Philippines. (April 2008)

Population, Health, and Environment Issues in the Philippines: A Profile of Central Visayas
This regional profile of the Central Visayas Region, Philippines, highlights key population, health, and environment indicators and important development challenges for the region. It is part of a PRB series covering select regions of the Philippines. (April 2008)

Regional Profiles of Population, Health, and Environment Issues in the Philippines
National data can sometimes blur internal, regional differences in population, health, and the environment (PHE). This is especially true in the Philippines, the 12th most populous country in the world. With some 7,100 islands and a highly decentralized government, the Philippines varies considerably from region to region. To help raise awareness of PHE links at the regional level, the Population Reference Bureau has published a new series of regional population, health, and environment profiles for the Philippines. The first three regional profiles cover the National Capital Region (NCR), Central Visayas (Region 7), and Cagayan Valley (Region 2). (April 2008)

Race, Ethnicity, and Where You Live Matters: Recent Findings on Health and Mortality of U.S. Elderly
Over the past 50 years, remarkable improvements in health care and higher incomes have benefited older Americans from all racial and ethnic groups. But significant gaps persist and have even widened among some groups. Americans who are 65 years old today can expect to live another 18.4 years on average, approximately four more years than 65-year-olds could have expected 50 years ago. However, the health advantages gained over the last 50 years have not been the same for all groups. Among all major racial and ethnic groups, African American elderly fare the poorest with respect to mortality and health. (February 2008)

An East Africa PHE Network Takes Root
In November 2007, an East Africa Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) network took shape at a conference convened by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and LEM Ethiopia, the Environment and Development Society of Ethiopia. The conference, "Population, Health, and Environment: Integrated Development for East Africa," held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, drew field practitioners, policymakers, researchers, the media, community leaders, and advocates from 22 countries and five continents. They explored ways to address development priorities in East Africa through an integrated population-health-environment (PHE) approach. (February 2008)

Improving Early Childhood Nutrition Has Long-Term Economic Benefits
At a Population Reference Bureau policy seminar on Jan. 23, 2008, sponsored in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Reynaldo Martorell, discussed the effect of a nutrition intervention during early childhood on human capital assets and on the economic productivity of Guatemalan adults. Also view a 10-minute webcast interview with Professor Martorell. (February 2008)

PRB Discuss Online: "Finding Ways to Improve Child Health"
Each year, nearly 10 million children die, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Millions of children in low-income countries suffer from long-term illnesses, malnutrition, and injuries that limit their life options. What can we do to improve children's health and save lives in low-income countries? What are the links to mother's health? In this PRB Discuss Online, Dr. Nils Daulaire, president and CEO of the Global Health Council, answered participants' questions on this topic. Read a transcript of the questions and answers. (February 2008)

Why Do Older Chinese Face Higher Death Rates in Rural Areas?
Death rates for Chinese ages 50 and older are about 30 percent higher in rural areas than urban ones. Why are rural Chinese at such a disadvantage? According to an article in the Journal of Gerontology, cadre status, which is more common in urban areas, is a powerful determinant of mortality. Chinese adults who are cadres, or public officials who hold responsible or managerial positions in the party and government, had a significantly lower risk of death, according to the article's findings. (February 2008)