Open-source masks, gowns and coveralls for all
Fashion designers join forces to produce much-needed protective garments
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New flat-pack recovery units for doctors and patients
Cameron Sinclair joins humanitarian startup JUPE HEALTH
SymptoTrack maps untested COVID-19 cases
Volunteers from three Dutch internet design and development agencies develop an open-source platform to track the spread of infections
How 3D printing comes to the rescue
German network of companies, institutions and research institutes pushes 3D-printed applications for professional use
CURA: OPEN SOURCE DESIGN FOR EMERGENCY COVID-19 HOSPITALS
WDCD Alumnus Carlo Ratti collaborates on fast response initiative
Make your own mask!
How designers improvise in times of shortage
A mural for your thoughts
Can supergraphics counter the effect air pollution has on our health?
Design and mental health: Breaking barriers
Exploring how the power of design can help those in need
Getting intimate with technology
Reprodutopia workshop at WDCD Live investigates the future of making babies, relationships and intimacy
Waterless loo improves lives in Madagascar
Loowatt toilet with biodegradable film system|Loowatt's digester in use in Madagascar’s capital AntananarivoLoowatt provides Madagascans with both sanitation and energy and could be an alternative in the West too
Tech device helps dementia patient to be more active
Proximity Button warns carer when patient gets out of reach
Healthy building syndrome for Medibank
Collaborative design process leads to a health encouraging building
Isolated children in hospital want to play too
KonneKt lets isolated children in hospital play with their peers
Selling alcohol to reduce harmful drinking
Designers help social enterprise to attack alcoholism through a retail outlet for alcohol
This is the hospital children want to go to
Artists transform the wards and halls of the Royal London Children's Hospital
Just another garment
protective underwear with removable part
Quit smoking by design
A cigarette made for sharing makes two smokers smoke less
