Get off yer arse

Good advice to anyone who complains about a problem but then doesn't actually do anything to help resolve it. Today I'd like to draw your attention to somebody in Iraq who is doing exactly that. There have been continual reports of a total lack of medical supplies for doctors and hospitals in Fallujah to treat the wounded since the U.S. assault. Raed in the Middle, an excellent Iraqi blogger, has been collecting contributions and has now purchased over $2,000 US in antibiotics, saline, and general surgical supplies and is shipping them to the general hospital in Fallujah.

These include:

(Saline Solutions)
Normal Saline...................25
Glucose Saline..................25
Dextrose Salina.................25
Ringer Solution.................12
Mannitol........................60

(Antibiotics, Post-surgery injections, and Burn Ointments)
Roxef injection.................5
Infla-Ban.......................2
Gentamed........................1
Flagyl infusion.................120
Claforan injection..............135
Flamzine........................20

(Miscellaneous)
Cotton..........................50
Syringes........................1000
Gloves..........................1000
Surgical Gloves.................100
Alcohol.........................120

Unfortunately, as we see in this follow-up post, his transport volunteers have been unable to reach the city with the supplies so far because we have the roads blocked. They are still trying, however.

Way to go, Raed.