ABSTRACT
International support for children had much deeper and longer roots, although most of these were of the twentieth century, not before. The Save the Children Fund (SCF) was launched in 1919, in the aftermath of World War I. United Nations International Children's Emergency Funds (UNICEF's) early programs focused on the provision of powdered milk and the establishment of feeding programs. In addition to nutritional needs, UNICEF soon responded to the health needs of mothers and children, including vaccination against typhus and TB, but also penicillin against syphilis. UNICEF also expanded geographically. In April 1948, it sent two distinguished public health experts on a three-month mission to assess the situation in 13 countries and territories in Asia, including Burma, India, Pakistan, Thailand, and Singapore. Ludwik Rajchman was soon appointed head of the health sector of the League of Nations, working alongside such visionary giants as Fridtjof Nansen.
