Women Prevail Against Violence
(January 2008) Mama Joyce and Josephine are unlikely heroines. Mama Joyce, who lives in Mwanza, Tanzania, gave birth to 10 children with her husband, who brought home a second wife and the HIV virus.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Shaping Education on Global Health
2008) In the last five years, interest in global health education has surged.
U.S. West and South Are Set to Gain Political Clout
(2007) In the South, Texas, Florida, and Georgia are poised to gain seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2010 Census.
Les besoins en services de planification familiale demeurent insatisfaits dans les pays en développement
(Octobre 2007) Les taux de besoins en services de planification familiale non satisfait demeurent élevés dans les pays en développement : c’est ce que révèle un rapport que vient de publier le Guttmacher Institute, institution basée aux Etats-Unis.
PRB Discuss Online: Beyond 300 Million, Regional and State Population Trends in the United States
(December 2007) In October 2006, the U.S.
Immigration and America’s Black Population
(2007) New flows of immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean are a growing component of the U.S. population.
Pakistan Still Falls Short of Millennium Development Goals for Infant and Maternal Health
(2007) With continuing political turmoil, emergency rule declared, and concerns about how free and fair January elections will be, Pakistan has been under the spotlight recently.
PRB Discuss Online: Gender Equality and the Family
(November 2007) The gender revolution in the public sphere has continued apace throughout the industrialized world. Women are leading countries and holding prestigious positions in government, business, and academia.
Gender Disparities in Health and Mortality
How long one lives depends on gender and context, among other factors.
Gender differences in mortality and life expectancy vary by country.
Population, Health, and Environment Assessments in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania
The integrated population-health-environment (PHE) approach to development recognizes the interconnectedness between people and their environment and supports cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination.