This Mother’s Day, Family Life Is More Complicated Than Ever— And Coronavirus Is Making It Worse
By asoares
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Area of Expertise: Population Dynamics and Planning
Le PRB et le CRSD soutiennent la sensibilisation des communautés religieuses d’Afrique de l’Ouest face au coronavirus
By asoares
WASHINGTON DC, USA, 23 avril 2020 – Le Population Reference Bureau (PRB) et le Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD), une organisation inter-religieuse basée au Sénégal, viennent de publier deux vidéos appelant les communautés religieuses du Sénégal et de la région africaine du Sahel à adopter de nouvelles pratiques religieuses et sanitaires, destinées à endiguer la propagation du coronavirus.
PRB, CRSD Supporting Coronavirus Outreach to Faith Communities in West Africa
By asoares
WASHINGTON, D.C.
How Demographic Changes Make Us More Vulnerable to Pandemics Like the Coronavirus
(2020) The world is better equipped to fight a pandemic today than it was in 1918, when influenza swept the globe and infected up to one-third of the world’s population.
Sharing the Land: Applying Innovative Approaches to Meet Community Needs for Effective Land Management in the Democratic Republic of Congo Communications Brief
This innovation brief describes Sharing the Land’s promising approach to address land conflicts and promote transparency in land governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Oldest Areas May Be Hardest Hit: The Importance of Age Structure in Understanding Mortality During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Evidence to date suggests that deaths among people who have tested positive for the coronavirus are highest at older ages and near zero for young children.
Rapid Response Mechanism – Information for Applicants
Understanding Local Variation in How Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Declines, Changes, or Persists
Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a core partner on the Population Council’s Evidence to End FGM/C: Research to Help Girls and Women Thrive—a UKAID-funded research consortium to help end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) within one generation.
Evidence Brief. Understanding local variation in how female genital mutilation/cutting declines, changes, or persists: Analysis of household survey data for Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal
Report. Reflections From Five Years of Research on FGM/C
From 2015 to 2019, the African-led consortium developed innovative research methods and uncovered new evidence about the practice and how it is changing—focusing on families and communities, and health and legal systems—in eight countries: Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Sudan.