REPORTS
Public Health maps CKD burden throughout Mesoamerica
Important new research by La Isla Network collaborators Erik Hansson et al. in this month's BMC Public Health maps CKD burden throughout Mesoamerica, and finds that CKD burden is consistently highest in the [...]
Adelante Initiative workload data report – 2020
The present study was conducted at the sugarcane mill Ingenio San Antonio (ISA) in Chinandega, Nicaragua. Data collection occurred during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 sugarcane harvests (November–April). Ten manual jobs performed by workers [...]
Physiological drivers of CKDnt in heavy laborers
We are pleased to announce the publication of our manuscript in the Special Issue "Hydration and Nutrition Considerations for Sports and Physical Activity" of Nutrients - journal of human nutrition published monthly online [...]
A measure of the return on ingenio san antonio’s investment in the adelante initiative
An initial estimate of costs and benefits of a water, rest, and shade intervention La Isla Network has been working in collaboration with Ingenio San Antonio (ISA) in Nicaragua, on the implementation [...]
The economic impact of CKDnt on households
Survey findings from a pilot study of a workers’ association, Asochivida , and of the communities of la Isla, Manhattan, and Candelaria, Nicaragua Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin (CKDnt) is an [...]
Preventing kidney injury among sugarcane workers
We are pleased to announce the publication of our Manuscript “Preventing kidney injury among sugarcane workers: promising evidence from enhanced workplace interventions” in BMJ Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This publication contains the results [...]
Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Insufficiency in the Communities of “La Isla” and “Candelaria” , Chichigalpa
An early field research study that was funded by LIN Torres Lacourt et al 2008
NEWSLETTERS & PRESS RELEASES
Dr. Catharina (Ineke) Wesseling, named in to the Costa Rica National Academy of Sciences
We are pleased to announce that La Isla Network’s Dr. Catharina (Ineke) Wesseling has been named to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, Costa Rica, in recognition of her immense contribution to the [...]
La Isla Network Awarded $8 Million Grant to Promote Safe and Healthy Workplaces
La Isla Network (LIN) has been awarded $8 Million from the U.S. Department of Labor International Labor Affairs Bureau to promote safe and healthy workplaces in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. [...]
Global climate change researchers at COP 26
Researchers and practitioners from the consortium ENBEL converged on a panel Wednesday morning at COP 26 entitled “Colliding Disasters: adapting to increasing climate and health risks.” The panel addressed the present health risks facing millions [...]
CKDnT Reported Among Migrant Workers from Nepal Working in Gulf States and Malaysia
CKDnT Reported Among Migrant Workers from Nepal Working in Gulf States and Malaysia A lot has changed in the 13 years since we began our mission to protect workers and their families from CKDnT [...]
Covid-19 Response
Version en Español We hope this message finds you and your families well. For those on the front lines treating COVID-19 or providing other essential services, we thank you. For those who [...]
Press Release – October 16 2019
PRESS RELEASE OCTOBER 16 2019 Heat Stress among workers identified as a principal driver of fatal kidney disease Occupational & Environmental Medicine La Isla Network (LIN) would like to [...]
Turning Point
Turning Point A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO. The summer of 2018 is a turning point in addressing CKDnT and the conditions that accelerate it. Photo Credit: Bonsucro / Joe Woodruff [...]
Crisis in Nicaragua
LIN is deeply concerned with the ongoing social crisis that has resulted in many deaths and injuries in Nicaragua over the last eight weeks. LIN’s roots are in Nicaragua, where [...]
La Isla Returns to Nicaragua to Strengthen Concepts for Global Focus
Note: The first hyperlink requires a free account to Medscape news, a leading purveyor of medical news. This Newsletter is also longer than usual, but the content is essential for understanding LIN’s strategy and rationale [...]
Adelante Initiative launched in Nicaragua
On 3 August, at mill San Antonio in Nicaragua, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between four organisations, La Isla Network, San Antonio mill, the National Committee of Sugarcane Producers of Nicaragua and Bonsucro. The MOU agrees to set up a new [...]
