January 4, 2005

Iraqi Medical Libraries

From Conservator comes this link regarding two U.S. Military Doctors who are starting a book drive for Iraqi Medical Libraries. From the S.F. Gate bq. Helping to restock the medical libraries of war-scarred Iraq THE DIAGNOSIS: Two U.S. doctors -- one an Army Reserve captain, the other a retired Army colonel -- realize Iraq's medical libraries are badly outdated, and decide to do something about it. bq. THE PRESCRIPTION: A book drive to get updated material into the hands of Iraqi professors and students elicits more than 100,000 items from medical schools, publishing houses and people around the globe. bq. THE PROGNOSIS: "Everyone here -- doctors and students -- feel like they are born again," said Dr. Thamer Al Hilfi, a professor at the University of Tikrit College of Medicine. The project has expanded to include nursing, dental and veterinary books. Very nice! 100,000 books is not a shabby library... And just as a reminder: Who let Iraq's Medical Libraries get outdated? Posted by DaveH at January 4, 2005 9:23 PM