Pomoc medyczna świadczona Żydom ocalałym z obozów koncentracyjnych tuż po zakończeniu działań wojennych, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem leczenia choroby głodowej

Abstract

Medical assistance provided to Jewish survivors of concentration camps just after the end of II world war, with particular emphasis on the treatment of hunger disease The work presents the activities of institutions providing medical care to Jewish survivors soon after the end of II world war within the borders of post-war Poland. The health situation of former prisoners of concentration camps and the scope of the assistance provided are described on the basis of accounts and memories of former prisoners and doctors, as well as available studies. An attempt has also been made to outline the activities of institutions entrusted with the task of caring for the health of the survivors, such as: the Society for the Protection of the Health of the Jewish Population in Poland (TOZ) and the Department for Aid to the Jewish Population. The first results of research on the effects of chronic starvation in concentration camps and attempts to optimize treatment are also described. The need for nutrition and the treatment of infectious diseases came to the fore.