In recognition of World AIDS Day, PAI is announcing a new partnership that brings together reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services to save lives. The Integration Partnership (TIP) is a two-year initiative to increase country demand for integrating HIV and reproductive health services to improve health outcomes. The partnership, funded by a $2.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is taking place in five sub-Saharan African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.

Washington, DC – A Kenyan serial drama, the Senior Editor of Grist, and a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist are among the 10 recipients of the Population Institute’s 2010 Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting. The awards will be presented December 2nd, at a ceremony in San Francisco, California.

Washington, DC – Population Action International (PAI) today announced Roger-Mark De Souza as its new Vice President for Research and Director of the Climate Program.

Population Action International’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to name Suzanne Ehlers as President of the organization. Ms. Ehlers has been with Population Action International for six years and served as interim president during the last eight months, successfully steering the organization through the economic downturn while expanding its programs and reach.

A broad coalition of organizations representing millions of Americans applauded today’s statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the United States unequivocally supports the worldwide consensus that achieving universal access to reproductive health is critical for individual health, family well-being, broader economic development and a healthy planet.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a speech commemorating the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), on Friday, January 8, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Diplomatic Reception Room at the Department of State.