Medicine and Hygiene in the Rural Society of Modern Egypt

• Project/Area Number: 15K20958
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Historical studies in general; Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Keio University (2016-2017); Waseda University (2015)
• Principal Investigator: Katsunuma Satoshi 慶應義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 准教授 (90593202)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: エジプト / 開発原病 / 医療・衛生史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the early 20th century, rural Egypt faced the deterioration of hygiene condition due to agricultural development since 19th century. This study aims to unravel the details of measures taken by the Egyptian government to improve the rural health. However, through collecting historical records, most of intellectuals at that time were mainly interested not in the affairs related to rural area, but urban spaces.