Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
The mortality rate for Black Americans in non-pandemic years is higher than the mortality rate for white Americans who died from COVID-19 and all other causes in 2020.
Project: Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy to Expand Access to Safe Abortion (SAFE ENGAGE)
Au Burkina Faso, une grossesse sur dix se termine par un avortement provoqué. La grande majorité de ces interruptions de grossesse sont pratiquées de manière clandestine et non sécurisée, c’est-à-dire à l’aide d’une méthode inappropriée ou par un prestataire non formé, ou les deux à la fois.
RTAC serves as a strategic resource to the United States Agency for International Development, leveraging academic researchers’ scientific expertise to provide research, specialized training, and short-term technical assistance.
Project: Strengthening Evidence-Based Policy to Expand Access to Safe Abortion (SAFE ENGAGE)
(2020) In Burkina Faso, one in 10 pregnancies ends in an induced abortion. The majority of these abortions are carried out unsafely—that is, using an inappropriate method or by an untrained provider, or both.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
People living near highways are negatively affected by pollution and traffic noise but also may have easier access to healthy food, health care, and recreational facilities.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
(2020) Young people in Bangladesh lack sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services, putting them at risk for unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion, and maternal mortality.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
PACE’s Youth Multimedia Campaigns training program equips youth advocates with the skills to create innovative digital campaigns, tell compelling population health stories, and build movements for policy change within their countries.
