Health and Healthcare Systems
The world needs 6 million new nurses by 2030
Nurses are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, but when the crisis is over we will need many more if we are to improve healthcare across the globe.
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Estas máscaras faciales transparentes permiten ver a la persona detrás de la mascarilla
Una empresa suiza ha creado una mascarilla transparente que es desechable, biodegradable y hecha de material de biomasa.
Health and Healthcare Systems
These transparent face masks let you see the person behind the PPE
A Swiss start-up has created a transparent face mask that is disposable, biodegradable and made from biomass material.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Workers rights continue to erode – what can we do to restore them?
An erosion of workers rights has left many exposed to the effects of coronavirus. But, according to Sharan Burrow, head of the global trade union the ITUC, the pandemic also presents an o...
Industries in Depth
Here are 5 ways beaches will be different this summer
From distancing drones to allocated zones, this is how the world’s beaches are opening up after coronavirus lockdowns.
Climate Action
Is this innovative cocoon the key to reforestation in tough conditions?
A Dutch start-up has developed a system that provides saplings with water and shelter in the crucial early months.
Nature and Biodiversity
'Reef cubes': could these plastic-free blocks help save the ocean?
Start-up ARC Marine has come up with a green alternative to artificial reefs - restoring marine biodiversity at the same time as protecting offshore wind farms from strong tides.
Sustainable Development
How scuba divers are turning ocean waste into COVID face masks
The international diving organization PADI is recycling ocean plastic to make anti-coronavirus face masks. We look at similar schemes around the world.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This UK footballer just won free school meals for kids in the summer holidays
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has claimed an off-the-field victory in persuading the UK government to extend a scheme that gives schoolchildren food vouchers.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Bélgica le da a cada residente 10 viajes gratis en tren al terminar el confinamiento
Cada residente belga recibirá 10 billetes de tren gratuitos como parte de un paquete de medidas para reactivar la economía. Vales para cenar fuera, una reducción del impuesto sobre las ve...
Industries in Depth
Belgium eases lockdown with free train tickets for every citizen
Every Belgian resident is to receive 10 free train tickets as part of a package of measures to revive the economy. Vouchers for dining out, a sales tax cut and higher welfare payments are...
Health and Healthcare Systems
Chart of the day: The UN's 5-point framework for a socio-economic recovery
The United Nations has said global human development could decline for the first time since 1990, due to coronavirus. But, could it offer an opportunity to build a better world?
Health and Healthcare Systems
These are the countries looking to subsidize holidays after COVID-19
Nations across the globe have plans and proposals to incentivize tourism and help revive an industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Health and Healthcare Systems
5 charts that tell the story of vaccines today
More than 100 studies are under way to find a vaccine for COVID-19. But how long does development usually take? And what are the barriers to success?
Health and Healthcare Systems
In pictures: What dining out post-lockdown looks like
Will eating out ever be the same again after COVID-19? As lockdowns start to ease around the world, restaurants are reopening – but with a very different look and feel to before the coron...