UNITED N A T I O N S NATIONS' UNIES
W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
EXECUTIVE BOARD EB4/2
4 May 1949 Fourth Session
ORIGINAL: FRENCH
CREATION OF AN INTEFNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SAMTORIUM IN LEYSIN
The Swiss Government (Federal Political Department) has requested the patronage of WHO for an International University Sanatorium which would be created in Leysin. Having in mind their own successful
University Sanatorium, Swiss doctors and University professors initiated this project with the moral and financial aid of the Government.
The Governments of Belgium, Italy and Luxembtirg have already- conferred their patronage upon this undertaking, which consists in constructing a sanatorium where the required care would be taken of tubercular students and members of the teaching profession of all nationalities, while they would be afforded the widest facilities for continuing their studies. The foundation would be of a purely
philanthropic nature, under the official supervision of the Swiss Confederation.
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The project entails the construction of a sanatorium of 208 beds, with the required outbuildings for the pursuance of studies by the
inmates* The present estimated cost 7 is 9,360,000 Sw# frs. This sum is to be covered either by private subscription or by contributions from bodies and communities (Governments, large cities， Universities etc.)• The Swiss Federal Council has already allocated a grant of 500^000 Sv“ frs. to the foundation.
In order to meet the needs of the moment, the organizing committee of the I。UeS. opened an emergency temporary Reception Centre in
February 1945, thanks to the aid of the "Swiss Help to lar Victims"
(Don suisse pour les victimes de la guerre) and to the collaboration of the European Students! ïlind ( Fonds européen de secours aux étudiants) t through this Centre 200 professors and students of 21 nationalities are attended to in several ronted clinics.
However, tiie creation of the IelKS. has not yBt. become a reality.
An organizing committeci has been set up, but this coMidtteo^ which must be completed by de3.egatos from each one of the Governments concerned, will cease to function with the drawing up of the instrument of
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-,Consequently the Secretariat proposes that the Executive Board adopt the.. following resolutions
The Executive Board of the World Health Organization,
TAKING 'COGNIZANCE of. the conditions under which the creation of an Int'erriational University sanatorium is envisaged• in Leysin,
GONSmSRING on the one hand‘ the importance of such an enterprise, as well as its international and" philanthropic nature,
、(ЮЩП)ЕК1Щ. on.Шр..other hand .that the constitution and methods of . . . . . . • ‘. .:
:ílinctioniijig qf...the institution have not yet been definitely determined^
DECIDES that reconsideration will be given at the appropriate time ifcp- the questipn of pa^onage by the World Health Organization of the
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•bxt^rmtioml ÎJniver?ity. Sanatorium of Leysin.
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