A n Anthropological Study on Networks and Knowledge Production in Medical Research in Nigeria

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23136
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0104:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
• Research Institution: Toyo Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: Tamai Takashi 東洋学園大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 講師 (40845129)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 医療人類学 / ナイジェリア / 病院 / 市民社会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project considered medical research in Africa. Unlike in developed countries, in Africa, medical research on infectious diseases is often funded by foreign medical research institutes or pharmaceutical companies. My research project elucidated the production process of scientific knowledge at medical institutions in Lagos, Nigeria, by examining the positions of and relationships between the diverse people and resources involved in medical research. Moreover, COVID-19 began to spread as I was carrying out my research, and I examined the potential of and issues facing COVID-19 research in Africa.

Free Research Field

医療人類学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）では、ワクチン及び医薬品の研究開発支援が明記されている。本研究はSDGｓ時代におけるアフリカ社会の事情を踏まえた医学研究を分析した点において重要な成果である。加えてCOVID-19は他の感染症と異なり先進国も含む全世界で流行が拡大しており、ワクチンを含む医療資源の不均衡な分配が問題になっている。こうした問題とその歴史的背景を検討した点も重要な成果である。