Our Mission

PRB’s International Programs improve the well-being of current and future generations and contribute to positive social change, with an emphasis on the developing world. We serve as a bridge between the research and policy communities by helping to ensure that research results are understood and used. We believe that information empowers individuals and institutions to make better policy decisions about population, health, and the environment.

What Distinguishes Us

We provide timely information on population and health trends and their implications to program and policy communities throughout the world. We combine an understanding of data and research and the dynamics of the policy process with communication theory to bring about change in programs and policies. We offer:

• More than 30 years of experience in developing countries.
• Expertise in understanding and interpreting data and research.
• Excellence in communicating complex information to non-technical audiences.
• Commitment to building the capacity of developing country professionals.
• Objectivity and evidence-based analysis and reporting.
• Emphasis on developing long-term partnerships.

Key Areas of Work

PRB’s International Programs focus on population and health issues affecting developing countries and span a wide range of topics, including:

• Family planning and reproductive health
• Maternal and newborn health
• Global health priorities
• Chronic diseases
• HIV/AIDS
• Population dynamics
• Population, health, and environment linkages
• Population, health, and economic development
• Gender
• Youth
• Migration
• Global aging

In our work on these topics, we aim to:

• Place and maintain key issues on the policy agenda, both globally and in specific countries.
• Create and strengthen coalitions to broaden political support for sustainable programs.
• Ensure that accurate, up-to-date information is used to improve policy and program decisions.
• Maximize investments in data collection efforts by expanding the outreach and use of new information through multiple formats and channels.
• Build individual and institutional capacity to use information for policymaking and to develop long-term, practical solutions to key population, health and environment issues.
• Promote gender equity in policy and program development.