Show many lives saved by LL U S liberality established public health measures in serbia now new york american methods of 0 fighting di disease and promoting public health through sanitary measures and public education tire are rapidly being adopted throughout serbia as a result of the reconstruction work done there since the lie war by the serbian child welfare association of america said william 3 doherty executive se secretary rc of the association the health work dune done by the th e association so in leibia was one of the most important it 11 not the most important phase of activities wa which ilch the generosity of the american people made possible the need of like other oilier european allies for lid aid was almost as urgent tin immediately tiled la tely following the war nar as during the course of the conflict itself specters of disease epidemics exposure and starvation talked stalked through the devastated regions of serbia nurses school established had america with its resources of money and trained personnel failed to respond to Se ibias appeal the postwar losses of life in that country would at least have equaled those of the period of conflict among the hie out outstanding results ol of the health work mork instituted by the serbian child welfare association of america vere cre the establishment of the alist n training school for nurses in serbia the organization of a health workers shoot for short intensive training of nurses and other health workers the publication of a textbook on hygiene home and community sanitation for which lung king alexander himself wrote an introduction anti and assisted in ili placing in public schools throughout serbia and the formation of domestic science schools M which offered serbian young women short courses in housekeeping cooking sc se being lne Ing home sanitation and personal li lillene giene glene three gifts made soon after beginning work in serbia the association enlisted the interest of tile the tin ministry of health the medical association end and grioua serbian public health anil and welfare elfare Ni groups in establishing the training school an initial gift of ainars a dinar normally Is equal to cents was made for the purpose by tile the association shortly afterward the serbian herblan cited cross contributed ainars and the association raised its gift to meet this suni sum important as was the work of the association in saving the ches anti providing for orphans orp linns and in helping to rebuild more than 0 0 0 schoolhouses in serbia the health work which the organization lid did will in the lie opinion ot of american experts make an even more lasting impress on the future of this little balkan country which suffered worse in proportion t to 0 its size and population than any other country during the war |