Australian Red Cross Delegates Program

21Indicator 7: Upon request from the ICRC, at least four delegates are deployedwith the ICRC globally, utilising AusAID funding.Australian Red Cross delegates were seconded on nine missions with the ICRC fora total of 46.2 months in the field this financial year. Of those, five missions (29.7months in the field) were supported with AusAID funding for the Delegates Programand four missions (16.5 months in the field) were supported by AusAID for the RedCross Sudan Fund.Four delegates were based in Sudan, including two Health Delegates (CatherineSalmon and Theane Theophilos), a Nutritionist (Joanne McElhinney), and a WardNurse (Catherine Salmon). Two Health Delegates were also based in Libya (NolaHenry and Catherine Salmon) 1 . Economic Security Delegates were deployed onmission in Afghanistan (Kerry Page) and Colombia (Sarah Wilson), while anOperating Theatre Nurse (Katherine Keenan) was based in Pakistan.One of the outcomes noted by Catherine Salmon of her mission in South Sudan asa ward nurse was an improvement in the nursing skills of hospital staff in relation tothe care of weapon wounded, trauma and emergency cases at Malakal Hospital.She noted that despite encountering many challenges, achievements were made inrelation to the confidence, work ethic and motivation of nursing staff and theirinvolvement in appropriate patient care.Indicator 8: Upon request from the ICRC, at least four delegates are deployedwith the ICRC globally, utilising ICRC funding.Australian Red Cross delegates deployed on 24 missions with, and funded by ICRC.Australian Red Cross delegates continue to be competitive in attaining positionswith ICRC open to multiple national societies, regardless of National Societyfunding. The high numbers of delegates deployed and funded by ICRCdemonstrates recognition within the ICRC and the broader Movement of the calibreand quality of Australian Red Cross delegates.Photo: Hilary Floate, an Australian Red Cross nutritionist working with ICRC in Somalia, works with local Red Crescentstaff and community members to see if children are suffering from nutrition-related illness. Photo: ICRC/Halani.1. Catherine Salmon undertook two short-term missions in the 2011/12 financial year.