Mehmed Ali tied army health to mass civilian public health programs.

Evidence

Mehmed Ali appears to have realized that to have a healthy body of troops care had to be given to the general health situation of the population at large. His concern with medical matters was not limited to the troops but included “students in state schools, workers in state industries, and urban and rural communities related to any government activity.” — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1113

Categorization

• XREF: Relates to reader’s interest in Mehmed Ali’s military expansion as a driver of state modernization more broadly. — connects to: Mehmed Ali built Egypt’s first comprehensive military and civilian public health program.; Mehmed Ali’s ambitious programs routinely foundered at implementation; Mehmed Ali’s chronic frugality starved his army’s medical services of funds — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1131 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mehmed Ali built Egypt’s first comprehensive military and civilian public health program.; Mehmed Ali’s ambitious programs routinely foundered at implementation; Mehmed Ali’s chronic frugality starved his army’s medical services of funds — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1131 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali built Egypt’s first comprehensive military and civilian public health program. #expands (0.92)
• Mehmed Ali’s chronic frugality starved his army’s medical services of funds #complicates (0.78) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1131
• Mehmed Ali’s conscripts served for life under appalling conditions #complicates (0.75)
• Mehmed Ali’s ambitious programs routinely foundered at implementation #complicates (0.72)