Verde Valley Medical Center is collecting medical books and reference materials to donate to healthcare providers in Afghanistan in support Operation Medical Libraries. After decades of war, many of the medical libraries, clinics, hospitals and universities in Afghanistan have been severely depleted of health-related reference materials. This has forced many physicians and healthcare providers to practice medicine without up-to-date medical literature. 

The mission of Operation Medical Libraries is to collect current medical textbooks and journals and distribute them to war-torn countries. To read more about this mission, visit nytimes.com and type in the search bar, “Doctors Heed Call for Books for Afghanistan.”

Operation Medical Libraries needs books pertaining to biology, chemistry, anatomy, medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacology and physical therapy. Books published since 2005 are preferable, however, books published since 1995 will be gladly accepted.

VVMC will be collecting books until April 2011, National Library Month. To donate to this program, call Karen Fanning, VVMC Medical Library, at 928 639-6444.

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