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The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health worldwide through an interrelated program of social science research, public education and policy analysis. For nearly four decades, Guttmacher has demonstrated that scientific evidence — when reliably collected and analyzed, compellingly presented and systematically disseminated — can make a difference in policies, programs and medical practice.

The Institute's work focuses on four key program areas, each with a set of goals, objectives and target audiences. Click on an area below to learn more.

KEY PROGRAM AREAS

Protecting the Next Generation: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Adding it Up: Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Financing

Rights and Responsibilities: Healthy Pregnancies, Contraception and Abortion

Healthy Sexuality: Relationships, Intimacy and Sexual Behavior

Highlights

On the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Guttmacher Institute sponsored an event titled “New Priorities for Investing in Population and Development” at the 42nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development.

The panelists, including representatives from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Guttmacher Institute, discussed how best to target funding to achieve the ambitious promises laid out in the Cairo Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals, focusing on investments in sexual and reproductive health and the linkages between investing in women and social and economic development.

The discussion also included ideas for international cooperation—given the new challenges such as the global financial crisis and opportunities such as a new US administration committed to evidence-based global health policy.