Sleep solutions
The amount of sleep you get makes a huge difference to your life \u2013 don\u2019t 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\nReporters: Josephine Casserly and Esperanza Escribano\nProducer: Craig Langran and Claire Bates\nSeries producer: Tom Colls\nSound mix: Hal Haines\nEditor: Penny Murphy
Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk
Image: A bed (Getty Images)