Jacqueline Morby Elected Board Chair of Population Action International
November 1, 2006
Jacqueline Morby, a private equity investor, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Population Action International (PAI). This comes at a critical juncture in PAI's history as both board and staff engage in strategic planning to realign the organization's work. Morby is a long-time resident of Pittsburgh, PA.
Nicaragua's Devastating New Ban
October 30, 2006
Women in Nicaragua suffered a terrible blow last Thursday when the Nicaraguan legislature voted in favor of a total ban on all abortions-even in cases of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. This shocking move will surely result in higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity. PAI condemns this misguided decision and urges the Nicaraguan government to rescind this dangerous law.
Thank you, Mr. Annan; Welcome Mr. Ban
October 24, 2006
On January 1, 2007, when U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan steps down and South Korea's Ban Ki-moon assumes office as the new head of the U.N, PAI and many others will be watching to see whether Ban Ki-moon will support what Kofi Annan started-recognition of the importance of reproductive health to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The 300 Millionth American: The Bigger Picture
October 16, 2006
This week, the United States will welcome the birth of its 300 millionth citizen. The birth of a healthy baby into a family that wants it is always a cause for celebration. This landmark event has caused each of us to reflect on the state of our nation and the implications of population growth on issues ranging from congestion to quality of life to energy consumption. It took forty years for the U.S. population to jump from 200 million to 300 million-but what would it be like if our country's population had instead doubled in that time? What if, instead of being a rich, industrialized country, we were already struggling to feed, clothe and educate our children?
Universal Access to Reproductive Health Key to Eliminating Poverty
October 10, 2006
The international reproductive health community celebrated last week when the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a new target-universal access to reproductive health by 2015-under Millennium Development Goal 5, the reduction of maternal mortality by three quarters. By including this new target, the world takes a giant step towards reducing the devastatingly high level of maternal mortality.
The Tools to Conquer Hunger Include Family Planning
October 2, 2006
In the 1950s and 60s, the first Green Revolution utilized scientific advances in agriculture to double the world's food production. Now, as we face famine in areas where the population is still growing rapidly, expanded funding for family planning programs can make permanent inroads into world hunger. Otherwise, as PAI Council member and father of the Green Revolution Norman Borlaug said in his 1970 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance lecture, “…the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only.”
What Would Have Been: Exploring Counterfactuals in Demography and Health
October 1, 2006
Whatever one's view about population as an issue, few people fervently wish the world were home to a lot more human beings than it is. Some may wonder if another Mahatma Gandhi or an Albert Einstein or a Mother Theresa missed out on being born due to the declining global birthrates of the past few decades. But most know that such a question is fundamentally unanswerable and don't stay awake at night thinking about it.
How to Fight Overpopulation and Fear in Africa (Letter to the Editor)
Media Source: Washington Post
September 25, 2006
Like many articles on sub-Saharan Africa, the Sept. 18 editorial "Another Green Revolution?" ignored a key factor that contributes to the hunger and poverty afflicting so many in that region: overpopulation. The number of malnourished people there has skyrocketed from 88 million in 1970 to more than 200 million now. In this same period, the region's population has more than doubled to 750 million.
Promising Unified Reproductive Health Plan for Africa Emerges
September 25, 2006
Last week, Ministers of Health of the African Union (AU) adopted a cohesive strategy to “achieve universal access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services in Africa.” PAI calls for full support for this laudable plan in the form of adequate donor funding and technical assistance to ensure the success of this strategy.
The Meaning of Change Within Iran (Letter to the Editor)
Media Source: The Washington Post
September 20, 2006
David Ignatius guesses that the average age of the people he saw shouting "death to America" during his visit to Iran was well over 40 ["An Era of Anger and Jihad," op-ed, Sept. 13]. There may be demographic as well as social and political factors contributing to the graying of Iranian anger, and it bodes well for the country's future.
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