The BRIDGE project provided influential audiences in these countries and in the international development community with up-to-date information and the skills to interpret and use it for improving health policies and practices.
Government policymakers and planners around the world use population projections to gauge future demand for food, water, energy, and services, and to forecast future demographic characteristics.
(2011) Many studies have recommended integrating reproductive health and HIV services because sexually active individuals have overlapping needs: They are at risk of both unintended pregnancies and HIV infection. A 2009 World Health Organization review of the studies on this issue found that integrating family planning and HIV services leads to higher-quality and better-used services and is cost-effective.