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Help sought in shipping medical supplies to Iraq [Derived headline]
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The Intelligencer
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August 15, 2008
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Help sought in shipping medical supplies to Iraq
face=+Italic; The four tons of medical equipment are bound for a hospital in Iraq, if a group can raise $6,000 more to get it there.face=-Italic;
face=+Bold; By Christina Kristoficface=-Bold;
STAFF WRITER
They've collected everything from surgical gloves and sutures to mattresses for hospital beds.
All in all, Seeds for Tomorrow has gathered about four tons of medical supplies and equipment to be shipped to a children's and training hospital in Basra, Iraq.
"They had sanctions under Saddam Hussein for 20 years. Medical supplies were not allowed into the country. They're desperately needed," said Kim Bennett, an honorary board member of ...