PRB Discuss Online: How Can Family Planning Programs Reduce Poverty? Evidence From Bangladesh
(2010) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health interventions in the developing world.
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Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
New Kenyan Population Policy a Model for Other Countries
(2014) In 2012, the government of Kenya passed a landmark policy to manage its rapid population growth. The new population policy aims to reduce the number of children a woman has over her lifetime from 5 in 2009 to 3 by 2030.2
PRB Discuss Online: Finding Ways to Improve Child Health
(2008) Each year, nearly 10 million children die, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Millions of children in low-income countries suffer from long-term illnesses, malnutrition, and injuries that limit their life options. What can we do to improve children's health and save lives in low-income countries? What are the links to mother's health?
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
The Demography of Dementia and Dementia Caregiving
Dementia is one of the nation’s most expensive old-age health conditions and the most time consuming for family caregivers.
Project: Supporting Population Evidence and Champions in Africa (SPEC)
Harnessing the Demographic Dividend in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, with a current population of about 100 million, has achieved gains in several major health indicators.
Age 100 and Counting
(2003) Reaching age 100 has long fascinated society. The century mark holds an almost mystical importance as a seal of hardiness and good health — the sign of a life well-lived.
Spread of HIV Is Slowing in Cambodia
(2003) In only 20 years, HIV/AIDS has developed into the most devastating epidemic the world has faced. Forty million individuals worldwide live with HIV/AIDS and millions more individuals, families, children, and communities affected by HIV/AIDS face multiple challenges.1 Yet while many countries continue to experience increasing HIV prevalence rates, Cambodia appears to be making progress.
Expanding Access to Family Planning
(2010) Family planning empowers women and can save their lives. It can also help reduce poverty, slow population growth, and ease pressures on the environment.
Israel’s Demography Has a Unique History
(2014) Israel's demographic patterns and trends are unique, reflecting the complex political, cultural, and religious future of the region.