HHRC Sponsored Speaker: Jonathan Glaser, Founder of La Isla Foundation – Tues., 10/11, from 12-1pm & 5-6pm
Burned: The Cost of the Sugar Cane & Ethanol Industry – Chronic Kidney Disease in Nicaragua
Talks by Jason Glaser, Founder of La Isla Foundation
View the full flyer HERE(pdf).
Tuesday October 11th
12 – 1:00pm in L110
& 5 – 6:00pm in L112
The Problem
In the agricultural lowlands of Central America an epidemic of chronic kidney disease is prevalent among agricultural workers. In an area without proper medical facilities this chronic disease becomes a terminal one. The cause is as yet unknown but is strongly associated with sugar and ethanol production.
The Speaker
Jason Glaser, the founder of La Isla Foundation, will be in Boston to speak about Chronic Kidney Disease plaguing sugarcane workers in northwestern Nicaragua. An epidemic that seems to be affecting all of Central America is seen at an extremely high frequency in these communities in Nicaragua.
