Iranian Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine

In the Qajar era, European countries deployed many doctors accompanied by their military, religious, and political groups to Iran consistent with their political goals and interests. Meanwhile, the role of France was more and more significant than the rest of European countries. This essay aims to introduce French physicians, to express the performance of French physicians in Iran during the Qajar period, to introduce the activities and extent of the influence of French physicians on the medicine of the Qajar period, and to examine the elements that advance the presence of French physicians in Iran during the Qajar era. This research was conducted using library resources and descriptive-analytical method. The findings indicate that the influence of French medicine on the developments of modern medicine in Iran was very significant, to the extent that the modern medicine was based on French physicians in Iran. Overall, the French effects on medicine in Iran can be found in two forms: establishment of the hospital and clinics and the formation of a health council. In addition, French physicians took important steps in the field of medical education such as ophthalmology, surgery, microbiology, vaccination, writing medical books, and quarantine to prevent communicable diseases. Therefore, French physicians, unlike other European countries, which only improved their health status, also evolved in the history of Iranian medicine. Finally it must be said the Qajar community was well-received by French medicine and physicians; Because both the Qajar court and the community were in need of medical care and the French government needed a comprehensive medical presence in Iran to achieve its political and economic goals.
 

Despite the peak of medical knowledge in the Abbasid period, the presence of famous medical families in the Abbasid court, translation and writing of medical works, attention to nutrition and health in the court of the Abbasid caliphs, the expectation of long life and quality was created for the Abbasid caliphs. However, all these possibilities were not used much by the caliphs, and if they had not been killed in the war, they would have died of disease, even at a young or middle age. This research is performed using library sources and descriptive-analytical method. According to the findings of this study, the urgent need of the Abbasid caliphs for "treatment" had caused physicians to be present in the court of the caliphs with great benefit of wealth and even power. Revelry, the unjustified lifestyle in having fun and spending a lot of time in the harem leads to the suffering from of some Abbasid caliphs in their age Young or untimely due to some incurable or incurable diseases that caused their premature death. Finally, among the 37 Abbasid caliphs, 30 of them were killed in internal or external wars and conflicts. The remaining number died of disease, despite the establishment of a coherent system of health and treatment and having all the medical facilities of their time. Therefore, despite the provision of medical facilities for the Abbasid caliphs, the wrong lifestyle and full of excesses in having fun has caused them to fall ill and eventually die.