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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.

Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.

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06/12/2022 GMT

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Innovative ways to help people get a better night’s rest

Innovative ways to help people get a better night’s rest.

The amount of sleep you get makes a huge difference to your life – don’t get enough and it can harm your health, productivity and decision making.

But research also suggests that people on lower incomes sleep less, because of things like shift work, overcrowded housing and stress. So how do you improve the sleep of those most in need?

We visit a project in the north of England which is recycling old mattresses to help sleep deprived families afford a decent slumber. Myra Anubi talks to a researcher studying the sleep of people living in informal settlements in India and are discovering the power of a little nap.  And we find out about a project in Spain which is helping hospital patients sleep more soundly.

Presenter: Myra Anubi
Reporters: Josephine Casserly and Esperanza Escribano
Producers: Craig Langran and Claire Bates
Series producer: Tom Colls
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Editor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk

Image: A bed (Getty Images)

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