Good Will and Peace in Afghanistan

 

 

OML welcomes its newest POC: Michael R. Singleton, an Army physician assistant with with the Afghan National Army in Kapisa Province in Eastern Afghanistan. He is working closely with a physician and 7 physician assistants in the Afghan Army. There is a dire need for current (gently used, is fine) medical educational resources, specifically pharmacopieas, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and anatomy/ortho textbooks. CPT Singleton is associated with at least 5 other medical teams of similar size in the same dismal situation.

 

These books will improve the good will between the US and Afghanistan, as well as have a tremendous impact on the Afghan medical education and health care system.

 

The most economical shipping method is USPS Media Mail rate. All boxes require a US Customs form 2976-A. The forms and clear outside pouch are available at no charge at your local USPS branch/office.   Please limit boxes to 25 lbs each. If you would like to receive an electronic delivery confirmation, please indicate your request with a note with your email address in the shipment.

 

To ensure that the books arrive before he leaves his current assignment, please send prior to March 1, 2013.

Michael Singleton

Naghlu High Aid Station
HHC 2/7 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD
Naghlu High
APO AE 09354

In this season of miracles and hope for peace on Earth, thank you for giving the perfect "gift."



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OML Continues to Provide Training Resources for Afghan Trauma Mentorship Program

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For over 18 months, OML has been providing textbooks for the Afghan Trauma Mentorship Program in Bagram, Afghanistan. The current director of the two-week program is an amazing US Army nurse. Here are some of the photos she took of her students using the OML resources.

USA Pediatrician Donates Nelson's to Iraqi Pediatrician

Hi my name is Mike Lombardo. I am currently serving in the Balad area, Iraq, as a physician assistant. I have been corresponding with Valerie over the last few months in reference to OML. We have been working to create a permanent medical library at Balad Hospital. Prior to OML, it was merely an almost empty room with shelves.

The Iraqi providers send their thanks and appreciation to all whom had part in making this endeavor a success. I am sending a special thank you from Dr. Riyahd, the head of Pediatrics at the Balad Hospital, who before receiving a brand new copy of Nelson's Pediatrics from OML Coalition Board Member, Dr. Eyla Boies, was using photocopy pages of a 1996 edition of Nelson's as one of his primary sources of medical information.

Thanks again for making a difference in those less fortunate than us. Take care and God Bless, Mike (1 LT) Lombardo

Photo Courtesy of 1LT Michael Lombardo who is pictured with Dr. Riyadh