[W.H.O. Diary Entries 1949-1952?]

              public health nurse and an assistant nurse with midwifery as her speciality.
?he^|. would need, to ;be;ppur to five'more heal^T". visitors arid more midwives,
depending on .the number located in the additional, -villages*
W.H.O.M.C«H#^p^uld provide one social -.pediatrician and one public health
nurse midT/ife. ■ Br.  Mettrop and *oris will pull for a second district mid.
supervisor (with P.H.) but Br.  Warner and I persuaded  them to- wait to  see
what local per«^ will be much better with only
one W.H.O I aB^Knvineed^SSo mention was made of Heal th -Educator un til the
meeting was abo;ut  to difelband'-and Tf\  Warner■ said-/*! wish Ted Butterwcrth
would come out, h$r.e.     How .can  it.be managed. * - She was .going to ask the
Indian Government to ask Br. hlani.     It was., suggested bji the others that
it would he befejt to, akk Br. Man I first -and not to men tion any specific
name;" Hf, mentioned Mrs;. ' Kelly and what had/.been.|^Lld in  the  staff meet-ing
As  there; was  t(iin€j;  before lunch '1 went back and- had a further Chat with
■Br.  Warner.-     If W..H.O*  does 'not put in ^Health Ed.   they will.     She has -
already .'asked'fordone  as  Advisor  to heJ^feBjfie;'has  told Br*     Man I  of Ail
the staff- she has requested including nursing. $fc£
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In aftpjrnoow went tp   College of \Iursii$g.  Mies  Gralg had lined'up a program fo
fordme ifehleh gave -m'f only a halii .hour wi.th several peoMe,     1 had specif icall
ally lasked for fffll^vas^Kme* wi toiler first*       '*»he  gave me so-me of the
general .background -off  the College  and some pr ill ted  Information,     they
admit 24 math year,  lcouIdjp||t. take mfre because of accommodation.     They.
have nowdinlthe  f£aro|b Tour years  24—17—17—151 ^ Totaly93.   She,'spoke of
their o^wsuperviso^ being with    them In  the hospital and in-'"the village
btkt^^ time was no,tB|)portune to go further IntAhthe |uh*  field work
aspei^K^   Next met ^iiss Clifford j||tes.    She i^nfte of  the d^fficul^g^
Demand^ N.Z*  etanclar'j&s of these girls and puts a-.]^^at deal of emphasis
en ^^hniques.      Comjplains of the poorness ofo|^Klocal -ptpervisorsiand
justifjles-t-hehnumber^        them on this basii^^p[ext"'-J|hisked along *^?^^^^
Miss $S*bell wl^lsore-spon^ble--f^^ihe po^'cer^^|ate group and.str#8|^
me as. being, a very capable and understanding perso;^St?he best of,the     j|||
three.  They now have|||wo post c||ffcificate couraM^^t^^in hospital
administration-In whii«^^heredare'a8' WMMM fe^^KSl'tutor1 s t^w-hich ther
athe^.atepl^?: Hot-all:.these people will go bacl^o assume the positions
for which they are trained,    rtext yea.r going to  combine this course..
Could take 30 In all*- This presenifnumber is mere  jthaii they have had
before as; there 'has;^pen no one definitely res-^lqi^ibipFjbg'-He^t year||^|
because of their weak background,  30 to 50 hours ^nureing^'procedures
will be included.    As.ked about the necfr for 'mor^ftpti»|p- give such
-courses.     lhey should T^-limlted £||pause not enough goodfmaterial for
them.    Perhaps later centrea could be develo-^twat Calcutta and Bombay*
The present group-are having g<ff|l experience/^^^pe i^ac^l^g of Miss
Hudson's T#B#H.V.  grou|||l      ®®Z§* Miss Kent-JohnsW1 *h^p'^'responsible
for nursing arts.    A nice girl,  who Is very dis<^^ag^k^^B,thecpoor
"teaching facilities  in^^#^war^*  Peels that they»^ed\^"*w!^e more
responsibility and; tha^|%hey;need the Shole 24 ho^pshMTt ;f|hgive thi^jp
Hext saw Br.yBavadas ^^/fceaches nutrition.    She gltes ^bVfi^Sractlcal
course but Wlis very hani' £e^ them to carry out^f^e te^chlng-abecause of
...the low income of the families.      E.G.*  a peon getis|»
rupees a month.  80 wiil^^;'spent: c^food end eloping, -,fu«B,etc% He san
-buy wheat, to give hi9b§^^fealorles. for 3 annas;|j^ MflP
with the remaining M-bai^^i:his diet.     Tendency v/ill    b^L^^^mmimore -
wheat as  this  Is fi|ling|    "^!Ch^saw    Miss B^^^. Miss ;^ai^^a@'definitely, asked he^||iw.takeb%^|p0St certificate S^^^^^^^fcl^^^^
about July.u Asged/abo^piie possibili^of    getting ^^ot^mW^BBheT
course but Miss Ba^is did not think she could*     She  Is!, not one tha*-  -san be
rushed. ^f|5    £^S#    s nlfi: i feffe   l||al
Stayed for dinner- at the  College.    Kiss Bavis,   the thr^e N.Z'smiji
Miss Pentz who  sjhb'Wed/her Kodachrome of  the Kashmir.    I nice holiday spot.