Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 September 1949 — Page 3

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Program Outlay

By DAVID DIETZ . ~Heward Science Editer A $20 million program to reduce the death rate among children of Asia has been launched by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. The program is the most ambitious and far-flung venture in the history of the UNICEF. Work already begun or soon to start will cover a vast territory that swings in a wide: arc from northernmost China to the Indian peninsula. It includes China, India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Japan, Korea, the Philippines,

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It is hoped that the countries involved will match the UNICEF appropriations so that eventually $40 million will be spent on the ’ cted project. The UNICEF plans to ' concentrate on furnishing supplies and equipment while the One) countries involved furnish the e blanks personnel and operating costs. 8 Undertakings Cited h. a base- Five major undertakings form described the basis of the project. They dmit him \ are: ment, but , 1. Tuberculosis control measand seilf- ures including the use of BCG ould still anti-tuberculosis vaccine. lanks. He 2. Practical, short-term trainoccasion ing and equipping of child-health een tame and child-welfare workers with the emphasis on building up teams said he to work in the towns and vilale on the lages. and that 3. Malarig control demonstrasales. tions. x » vorked: 4. Nutrition demonstrations. a wrecked 5. Yaws control. n Septeme-i-.. te The BCG anti-tuberculosis vacother car % cine campaign is already well year. He under way in India. Vaccine is from the : now being produced and six teams olen car, of Danish experts are going from ity where village - to village - with Indian 00. doctors and nurses testing and nberson vaccinating children. Eventually isted on Indian personnel will take over to the complete direction of the camwrecked paign. return to Other Drives Started e original Similar campaigns are now going on in Pakistan and Ceylon. ed Satur An appropriation of $1 million t received for the BCG campaign in the ypewriter three countries has been set ns, which aside. uplicating To make the program fully ef- . " fective it will be. necessary to ks which .. test 100 million children in India ve a high "alone and to vaccinate about half ic circles. that number. in recent The malaria control program ks were has been started in India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Thailand with d Moore an appropriation of $300,000. 1s charge, The job is to rid dwellings of the 2d they malaria-carrying mosquitoes by to hold spraying with DDT. 8’ license, Teams of experts are touring d on this the villages. A public health . Lo nurse travels with each team, her job being to teach local health workers the new techniques of protecting the health of children. Demonstration program of proper child-feeding have been launched in Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Malnutrition is one of the most serious problems "in the Philippines, constituting a bigger menace to child health than even tuberculosis. Such vitamin deficiency diseases as beriberi, scurvy and rickets are common, While shortages of the right kinds of food are part of the problem, the people need to be taught to make wiser use of the foods that are available. +

Tight, Short Paris Skirts Reveal Some of Bare Leg

Times Foreign Service PARIS, Sept. 26 — Skirts are short in Paris this season. In| fact, they're knee-length, Quite tight and trimmed with five but-| tons up the back above the hem, which are left open. | This style reveals a sizable| chunk of bare leg since few wear stockings in the ‘daytime. . 4 Sweaters are popular, too, with the girl-on-the-street; especially the short-sleeved variety.. They| are pulled down around the hips| to a very snug fit, indeed. | Another favorite with the Paris| working girl is a high-platformed| sandal tied around the ankle,

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Knee Jerk Reflex Depends on Height

By Science Service AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 26—How| { fast your foot jerks forward] DOBBS when the doctor strikes your| presents knee to test your knee jerk re-| reall flex is. directly proportional to) ! your height if you are between| speclacular six and 20 years old. After the value al twentieth year, the reflex time is longer in proportion to height 8.50 i than it is for the immediately

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