Health role of Associations and Newspapers of Guilan in Mashroote Era

In Iran, during Qajar era, various diseases has spread in Guilan. Different factors such as climate, lack of personal and general hygiene, also shortage of medical equipment, drugs and doctors and other reasons lead to great loss of Guilan’s population. Following constitutional revolution, many associations were established in Guilan and various newspapers were published. The aim of this research is study the role of effective associations and newspapers in sanitation evolutions of Guilan during Mashroote era.

Using library references via data descriptions and analysis with emphasis on health role of effective associations and their division, also determination and introducing effective newspapers on public health during Mashroote Era in Guilan. This research includes period of time from 1906 AD (first year of Mashroote) to 1911 AD (closure of the second parliament.

1. Associations had many various performances about health matters in Mashroote Era, i.e. building hospitals and health clinics, establishing Hefz-alsehah and Baladieh Associations, also establishing department of cleaning-up in order to maintain public health; 2. Newspapers played important roles in awareness of public about health matters via publishing medical and health news, fighting against superstitions and Folk beliefs in curing diseases and invite people to use modern medicine.

Guilans’ associations could do some Executive functions in health matters due to their popular base and being recognized by central government as the only official reference between people and government. Guilan’s local newspapers in Mashroote era was almost the only available source for public while publishing medical news and related evolutions play a significant role in awareness of Guilans’ people about health matters