The general public voting system is now open to select the winner of the 2023 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. 10 finalist nurses have been selected from more than 52,000 entries across 202 countries. The grand winner will be awarded
The voting system is now open for the public to cast their votes for the 2023 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award, and select a grand winner.
Last week, it was announced that two African nurses have been selected as finalists, joining another eight who were chosen from more than 52,000 entries from 202 countries.
Christine Mawia Sammy established the first-ever newborn unit in Kitui county,
Similarly, Wilson Fungameza Gwessa's work at
They will join the other eight finalists to face a public voting process, followed by final evaluation by the Grand Jury judging panel. The ceremony will take place on Friday 12th May -- International
Speaking on this, Dr.
If successful, either Christine or Wilson can then look to follow in the footsteps of 2022 winner, Anna Qabale Duba, who has since used her prize money to build a school in her hometown of Turbi,
Finalists: Christine Mawia Sammy,
With 27 years' experience, Christine exemplifies the dedication that neonatal nurses put forth to help improve survival of newborns.
She established the first ever newborn unit in Kitui county in 2010 by transforming a single nursery room into an independent newborn unit. By so doing, the neonatal mortality dropped drastically from above 50% to below 10% within a span of one year.
During her role as a newborn health support supervisor in several health facilities, she noticed that most of the neonatal deaths were mostly due to birth asphyxia. In a bid to address the gap and promote newborn survival, Christine worked closely with decision makers and partners who supported her initiatives, despite facing many cultural and religious barriers.
She coordinated newborn resuscitation mentorship across her County by moving from one Sub - County to the other in all the eight sub-counties of Kitui. These initiatives saw the infant mortality drop in Kitui.
In 2021, she was awarded by HE
With just 5 years of experience in nursing, Wilson has made a mark with his extraordinary contribution in curbing neonatal deaths. Initially working at Muhimbili National Hospital-Mloganzila in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Wilson observed that many newborn babies were dying.
At that time, the hospital didn't have any respiratory support machines (neither a CPAP machine nor a ventilator machine), so normal oxygen therapy was given as an alternative.
This is when Wilson invested and introduced the Improvised Bubble CPAP Device in the hospital which significantly reduced neonatal deaths from respiratory problems.
Wilson has also written a book titled 'Nursing Diagnosis for Academic and Clinical Practice'.
Last Year's Winner was from
Nurse Anna Qabale Duba was the first graduate from her village and the only educated child in her family. During her nursing studies, she won the Miss Tourism Kenya 2013. She used her influence to advocate for gender equality and education in her community. Under the
Apart from learning to read and write, women at the school learned about the importance of antenatal care, skilled deliveries, and
Nurse Qabale made tangible transformations in her home community, across multiple dimensions of society. Now, the success of her actions is inspiring other people to follow suit.
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