A PRB Media Landscape Review: Are the News Media Giving Policymakers the Information They Need?
By asoares
Where do developing country policymakers get the information on which they base their public policy decisions?
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Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) Online Course: Also Available French and Spanish
By asoares
(2018) As part of efforts to share cross-cutting information and increase dialogue and visibility of multisectoral approaches, PRB’s PACE project has translated the revised Population, Health, and the Environment course for USAID’s Global Health e-Learning (GHeL) Center, managed by the Knowledge 4 Health project (K4Health).
PRB Report Launch: Curbing the Noncommunicable Disease Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa
By asoares
“If we can implement the right combination of effective and sustainable interventions to nurture healthy behaviors among youth today, then we can make progress toward curbing the NCD epidemic [in the MENA region] in one generation,” said Toshiko Kaneda, a senior research associate at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), to an engaged crowd of around 70 people gathered at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the launch of PRB’s new report and data sheet on preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through curbing the risk factors among youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Noncommunicable Diseases Hit the Developing World: Podcast Segment
By asoares
Reshma Naik, PRB senior policy analyst, was a guest on Julie Rose’s podcast “Top of Mind” to discuss noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
PRB Policy Fellow Aasha Jackson Receives Marshall Scholarship
Aasha Jackson, a PRB International Programs Policy Fellow, has been awarded a prestigious Marshall Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine starting in 2018.
Faith-Based Organizations Have a Large Role to Play in Addressing Gender-Based Violence
By continuing to engage religious leaders in the discussion about how to confront SGBV and support survivors, program implementers, donors, and policymakers can learn lessons about how to have the greatest impact and support survivors to the greatest extent possible.
Two Winners of 120 Under 40 Are PRB Policy Fellows Alumni
By asoares
On September 12, 2017, the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announced the 2017 winners of 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders.
The Effect of Reproductive Health Improvements on Women’s Economic Empowerment
By asoares
With increased attention to women’s economic empowerment among donors and policymakers across the globe, we are at a pivotal moment for reviewing the current state of the research on women’s economic empowerment to identify gaps.
Building Resilience to Water Scarcity: The Role of Family Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa
By asoares
This infographic shows how family planning can mitigate water scarcity by promoting fertility decline and reducing population pressures on water resources.
Fostering Employment in Productive Sectors to Maximize Ethiopia’s Potential to Reap a Demographic Dividend
By asoares
Declining mortality and fertility rates are transitioning Ethiopia toward an age structure that has the potential to provide significant economic benefit.