The Archive · 1937

Rapid Progress

Rapid progress is being made in all phases of the work of the Shang that 'International Red Cross; several generous donations. have already boon received, and the appeals and publicity campaigns are meeting with satisfactory' response, Under the chairmanship of Father Sncquinot, the Refugees' Committee has been doing some remarkable work, not only in making the Immediate opening of two camps for the recent influx from the western districts a ancial possibility, but also in tackling a' large number of other refugee problems, such as the prt posed sanctuary in Nantao and lobo Projects in the camps.

The various medical phases of the work of the International Red Cross have now been ce-ordinated with the formation of a Medical Committe, with sub-committees to Took after medical supplies, health of the. reyes, civilian hospitals an medical personnel, With regard to the last ut one pinase, the principle has been adopted of giving grants-in-aid to private hospitals (those catering 0 Jelvilians, as apart from those established for the wounded soldiers) Shanghai, on. the basis of the prom portion of the number of free inpatients each and of free out-patient visits, as shown by their monthly reports,

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