In Sri Lanka, a rash of kidney disease is affecting farmers who grow rice in marshy parts of the island. DGHI’s Nishad Jayasundara is working with an interdisciplinary team of environmental and health researchers to unravel how climate change and water contamination may be driving the rise in kidney problems.
Video by Veronique Koch
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This video was featured in “Cultivating Change, Together,” DGHI’s 2021-22 Impact Report, as an example of DGHI’s collaborative work to solve complex health problems. Read the full report: sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/impact-report-2022/
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