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Indonesia's Malaria War: Explorations of Society through Wartime Epidemic Prevention and Medical System

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K21905
Project/Area Number (Other) 22H00633 (2022-2023)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2024)
Single-year Grants (2022-2023)
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 01080:Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
Research InstitutionAkita University

Principal Investigator

Horton William.B  秋田大学, 教育文化学部, 准教授 (00625262)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 坂田 隆  山形大学, 法人本部, 客員研究員 (00215633)
Agahari Fransiscus・Adrian  玉川大学, 脳科学研究所, 研究員 (20836978)
高地 薫  神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (30345178)
山崎 功  佐賀大学, 芸術地域デザイン学部, 教授 (60267458)
山本 まゆみ  宮城大学, 基盤教育群, 教授 (60709400)
関山 牧子  国立研究開発法人国立環境研究所, 環境リスク・健康領域, 主任研究員 (90396896)
Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Keywordsマラリア / 日本占領期インドネシア / 医療・衛生史 / 感染症 / 第2次世界大戦 / Malaria / World War II / Indonesia / public health / medical history / malaria / world war II / quinine / Modern History / History of hygiene
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、ハマダラ蚊(Anopheles)が媒介で感染するマラリアに焦点をあて、文理融合の学際研究により、①日本占領期インドネシアの医療・防疫を理解すること、②マラリア予防や衛生に対する政策や周知指導を詳らかにしながら、政策や指針を策定するにあたった当時の実状と、医療・衛生政策実践後の社会や生活の変化を理解することを目的とする。
独創的な点としては、日本占領期インドネシア研究において、政策と生活を結びつける「医療・衛生」という新たな領域に着目したことであり、マラリアというパンデミックを探求することで、医療のみならず、政治、経済、文化、社会生活を詳らかにすると考えたことである。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Research during 2022 emphasized collection of materials in Japan and abroad, but some initial analysis has been conducted. Our research has demonstrated that advertising and films were of critical importance for Indonesian society before and during the war. In particular during the war, there was an important relationship between festivals and dissemination of medical knowledge to the general public on Java, including promotion of anti-malarial fish for human consumption. The system of combatting malaria in Indonesia included Japanese insecticides, but prewar global production shifted to include local Indonesia production, initially anticipated to be for export. Newly discovered materials are helping to clarify Japanese anti-malarial medicine production and distribution, and Japanese military medical research publications have been identified. Connections to prewar health propaganda and medical systems, through both establishment of laboratories including in Semarang, Makassar, and the interconnections between the medical efforts on Java and on other islands have become clearer.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Research in the US, the Netherlands, Indonesia and Japan included substantial archival work to collect materials, greater exploration of newly available online materials, analysis of previously identified materials, and some interviews. There were setbacks due to health issues of researchers and interviewees, but alongside such delays, we have substantially advanced knowledge about malaria, medicines, and more broadly about health systems and society in Indonesia. Besides participation in an international conference in Singapore, an international symposium in Sendai helped disseminate research results quickly, and to continue collaboration and exchange of information with foreign researchers. Publication in international journals and other publications is unavoidably slow. Some materials are being made available via our website.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

During the next periods we plan to complete work on some of the alternative medicine schemes and efficacy, the interplay of different anti-malarial compounds in Indonesia and Asia, the medical education infrastructure, research and practical activities of individuals, including the Borneo-based Dr. Soesilo. We also expect to further examine the use of popular health strategies, as well as examination other public health infrastructure efforts. More information about the functioning of health care provision will also be pursued. Efforts to prepare a joint publication will be undertaken.

Report

(1 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2023 2022

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Influence of Anti-Comintern Pact, German-Soviet War and Capture of Cinchona and Quinine Factory in Java on the Distribution Plans for Quinine by the Japanese Army2023

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Journal Title

      石巻専修大学研究紀要

      Volume: 34 Pages: 67-75

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Digital Humanities in the Covid Era: The Perspective of a Historian of Modern Indonesia from Northern Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Horton William Bradley
    • Journal Title

      Paramita: Historical Studies Journal

      Volume: 32 Issue: 2 Pages: 243-252

    • DOI

      10.15294/paramita.v32i2.35583

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Battles and Condoms: Fighting Venereal Disease in Mid-20th Century Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, Mayumi
    • Organizer
      HOMSEA 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Obat Asli: Indonesian Doctors, the Jamu Commission and Alternative Medicines for Malaria from Local Indonesian Materials during World War II2023

    • Author(s)
      Horton, William Bradley
    • Organizer
      HOMSEA 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Socializing Public Helath and the Prevention of Malaria through Films2023

    • Author(s)
      Kochi, Kaoru
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cysanthemum as a Sword: The Malaria War in Japanese Military Occupied Indonesia2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, Mayumi
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Obat Asli: Indonesian Doctors, the Jamu Commission and Alternative Medicines for Malaria from Local Indonesian Materials during World War II2023

    • Author(s)
      Horton, Wiliam Bradley
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Introduction to New Documents on Colonel Inoue's Return from the Malaria Wars2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki, Isao
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Malaria Prevention and Medication for Indonesians in the 1920s-1930s: A Perspective from Raden Soesilo's Medical Researches2023

    • Author(s)
      Agahari, Adrian
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Compiled Information on Malaria Studies by the Japanese Army and Navy before and during the Pacific War2023

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War2023

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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