Joyce Hood is a New Zealand nurse. In her work with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement she has served in areas of armed conflict and natural disaster, and received a number of medals recognising her service.[1][2]
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Biography
editHood is from Britain and completed her nursing training there in around 1961.[3] She emigrated to New Zealand in 1965, settling in Auckland.[4] In 1998 she became an aid worker for the International Red Cross. Her first assignment was to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 1999. She has also served in Kenya, Timor Leste, Libya, Iraq and South Ossetia.[1] As part of some of her assignments Hood has been responsible for training local medical personnel to update their skills.[5]
Recognition
editIn 2009 Hood was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal. She has also received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal and the New Zealand General Service Medal.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Intl Medal Awarded To NZ Red Cross Aid Worker". www.scoop.co.nz. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Joyce Hood – continuing the Nightingale legacy - ICRC". www.icrc.org. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Priestley, Lauren (6 November 2013). "Nurse on a quest". East and Bays courier, page 1. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Ewing, Isobel (8 March 2013). "Nurse inspires girls with tales of serving in war zones". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Florence Nightingale Medal". gg.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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