Sugarcane production has more than doubled in El Salvador over the last several decades, especially in the eastern region surrounding the Bay of Jiquilisco. The department of Usulután, particularly in the Lower Lempa zone where our partners the Mangrove Association and La Coordinadora del Bajo Lempa are based, has experienced the greatest growth rates since […]
Countries target pesticides as suspected link to rare kidney disease
This article, from the Center for Public Integrity, originally appeared here on September 20th, 2013. By Sasha Chavkin On opposite ends of the world, governments are cracking down on pesticides as a potential cause of a mysterious form of kidney disease killing agricultural workers. In El Salvador, the congress approved a ban earlier this month on 53 agrochemicals. […]
El Salvador’s Kidney Disease Epidemic…
Chronic kidney disease is an epidemic in the Lower Lempa region of El Salvador. In the village of Ciudad Romero, almost every family has at least one member dying of the disease, mostly men in their 30s but sometimes teenagers and young adults as well. The Ministry of Health has declared a State of Emergency […]
Mystery Kidney Disease in Central America
Originally posted on PRI’s The World. By Kate Sheehy December 12, 2011 Play in New Window | Download A mysterious epidemic is sweeping Central America – it’s the second biggest cause of death among men in El Salvador, and in Nicaragua it’s a bigger killer of men than HIV and diabetes combined. It’s unexplained but […]
