Nurse from Kenya wins $250,000 prize in first global nursing award ceremony held in Dubai
A nurse celebrated for her dedication to helping people outside the bounds of her normal duties walked home with $250,000 on Thursday. Anna Qabale Duba from Kenya won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award after a panel of judges championed her work in helping to protect vulnerable women and children in Africa. The mother-of-two, 31, who is the only graduate from her village in Kenya, beat off the competition from nine other nurses who were nominated for the prize. The awards ceremony took place in Dubai. On the shortlist were six women and four men working in seven countries — India, the UAE, the UK, Australia, Afghanistan, Kenya and the US. Ms Duba, who comes from a family of 19 siblings, has worked for more than a decade to reduce crimes against women and children, including female genital mutilation and forced marriage. “I am happy and proud because growing up in a rural village in Kenya, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be celebrating on a global platform...