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The '''Population Council''' is an international, nonprofit, [[non-governmental organization]] that seeks to improve the well-being and [[reproductive health]] of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. Established in 1952, the Council is governed by an [http://www.popcouncil.org/about/officers.html international board of trustees].
Headquartered in New York, the Population Council has 17 offices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and does work in nearly 70 over 60 countries. With an annual budget of $74 million [2006], it employs nearly 520 people from 33 countries with expertise in a wide array of scientific disciplines.
"Since [[John D. Rockefeller 3rd]] founded the Population Council in 1952, the world's socioeconomic and demographic landscape has undergone profound and unprecedented changes, and the Council's research agenda has evolved accordingly. HIV/AIDS, [[urbanization]], adolescents, and aging are just some of the topics that have been added to the Council's longstanding work in biomedical research, contraceptive development, and improving access to high-quality reproductive health services."[http://www.popcouncil.org/]
The Population Council Board of Trustees is comprised of leaders in the fields of biomedicine, business, economic development, health, the media, philanthropy, and social science.
The organization receives funding from the government as well as private foundations, corporations, and individuals. [http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/ar05/ANNUALREPORT2005.pdf]
*"Funding Sources: National government (5854%), foundations , corporations, other nongovernmental organizations, and individuals (2326%), internal funds (1213%), foreign government other governments (4%), international multilateral organizations (3%). Accepts contract research. Budget (20002005): USD 70.9 74 million."/[http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/dat2005/DAT/13041420.html NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks], May 20022006.
'''HIV/AIDS'''
