Under Cane
- Video
- 2015
- 14m
In Nicaragua, the average lifespan of men who harvest sugarcane is 49 years. At the root of these early deaths is an epidemic known as Chronic Kidney Disease of nontraditional causes (CKDnT)... Read allIn Nicaragua, the average lifespan of men who harvest sugarcane is 49 years. At the root of these early deaths is an epidemic known as Chronic Kidney Disease of nontraditional causes (CKDnT). In the town of Chichigalpa, often called the Island of Widows, 1-in-3 men, mostly cane w... Read allIn Nicaragua, the average lifespan of men who harvest sugarcane is 49 years. At the root of these early deaths is an epidemic known as Chronic Kidney Disease of nontraditional causes (CKDnT). In the town of Chichigalpa, often called the Island of Widows, 1-in-3 men, mostly cane workers, have end-stage renal failure from this fatal occupational disease that is both a p... Read all