Quality of Life
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Society
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Environment
Environment BrazilNurseries Green up the City with Millions of Native Trees
São Paulo, Brazil’s capital, has three municipal nurseries where some 1.5 million native seedlings are produced year in and year out to green up the city, thus improving the citizens’ quality of life and saving threatened tree species.
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Society
Society IndiaFrom Education to Health to Economy, This Country’s Ticking All the Boxes
Since gaining its independence 76 years ago, India has made huge progress, notably in literacy, economy, health, life expectancy, and sustenance, going from a mostly agricultural economy to the world’s fifth-largest economy.
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Society
Society Southeast AsiaSaving Mothers’ and Children’s Lives: a Priority Across This Region
Southeast Asia has seen a reduction in maternal, newborn, and child deaths, and strategies and interventions have been developed and deployed even further to reduce the gap in health services across all countries.
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Society
Society CambodiaHealthier and Larger Population: Life’s Good Here!
The growth in Cambodia’s population by some 5 million over almost a quarter of a century is due to not only a decline in mortality rates but an increase in life expectancy and growth momentum, showing that the country has improved its quality of life.
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Society
Society Ivory CoastHealth Comes First: Sanitation Projects to Get Close to $1Bn in Investments
Since access to sanitation has steadily increased over a period of ten years, the West African country of Ivory Coast will be massively investing in sanitation and drainage projects by 2030 to guarantee that a maximum of citizens have an improved quality of life.
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Society
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Health
Health IndiaLife Expectancy More Than Doubles, Thanks to Decades of Health Initiatives
In the 75 years since the country gained its independence, India has made enormous strides, most notably regarding healthcare, proof that health initiatives taken at all government levels have been successful over the last seven decades.
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Health
Health AustraliaType 2 Diabetes Doesn’t Have to Mean a Shorter Life Expectancy, Study Finds
A new study led by researchers affiliated with the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, Australia, shows that people suffering from Type 2 diabetes have a longer life expectancy than they used to, due to a healthier lifestyle.
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Society
Society USATo Study, if It Works: 800 Residents of Poor US City Will Be Paid Guaranteed Income
In an effort to help Compton, one of the poorest American cities, the pilot program Compton Pledge will assist 800 people by giving them direct cash payments over two years to study the positive effect a guaranteed income has on the population.