INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND REPORTS
Pediatricians in the Union of South Africa recently have formed a group within the Medical Association of South Africa to be known as the South African Paediatric Association. This new group has been officially recognized by the Federal Council of that Medical Association. Chairman is Dr. Basil Melle; Sec'y-Treas. is Dr. Seymour Heymann—both of 195 Jeppe St., Johannesburg, South Africa. The twofold purpose of the new organization is: (1) To promote all aspects of child health and child welfare in South Africa including pediatric research, the furtherance of post-graduate pediatric study, the extension of undergraduate pediatric teaching in medical schools, the development of clinical pediatrics, and the extension and broadening of hospitals and institutions dealing with sick children. (2) To promote the professional and legitimate interests of pediatricians.