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All categories Literature & Letters202 Natural Sciences96 Mathematics & Computing36 Medicine & Healing Traditions99 Engineering & Technology24 Society, Peace & Law42 Economics, Business & Politics52 Music & Visual Arts0

Disciplines in Medicine & Healing Traditions

All disciplines Medicine55 Public Health6 Nutrition9 Psychology9 Integrative Medicine21 Functional Medicine9 Traditional Chinese Medicine11 Ayurveda10

Clinical medicine and public health alongside the functional, integrative, Chinese and Ayurvedic traditions.

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All eras 1st–5th century 6th–14th century 15th–17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century

Countries (20)

3 figures

Imhotep

2650 BCE – 2600 BCE

Architect of the first pyramid and the earliest named physician in history.

Egypt·Medicine · Engineering

Nawal El Saadawi

1931 – 2021

Physician and writer who broke silence on FGM and patriarchy in the Arab world.

Egypt·Literature · Medicine

Denis Mukwege

b. 1955

Surgeon who has treated tens of thousands of survivors of wartime sexual violence.

DR Congo·Medicine · PeaceNobel