Galway nurse awarded Red Cross top accolade
A Galway native who worked in Iraqi prisons has been given the highest distinction a Red Cross Red Crescent nurse can achieve.
Galway nurse Vivien Lusted was presented with the Florence Nightingale Medal in recognition of her work for more than a decade of dedication on overseas missions in some of the world’s toughest armed conflicts.
The Loughrea native’s nomination centred around her work as a prison nurse in Iraq – but she has also worked in Israel, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Myanmar to name but a few.
President Michael D. Higgins last week presented the Florence Nightingale medal, making her one of only five Irish nurses to have received this honour since the medal was first instituted in 1912.
Born in Loughrea, Vivien trained as a nurse in Beaumont Hospital, working there for more than a year after she graduated.
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