Khadija Mohamed Juma, a Kenyan nurse at Tudor Subcounty Hospital in Mombasa, was on Wednesday, May 7, shortlisted alongside nine others for the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2025 that will see the winner pocket $250,000 (about Ksh32 million in current exchange rates) in the ceremony to be held in Dubai on May 26.
The 10 were contacted from over 100,000 registrations from nurses across 199 countries around the world, further pointing to the magnitude of Juma's achievement.
Her recognition stemmed from the innovation of her platform, RedSplash, which has revolutionised blood donation in the country.
Since its launch five years ago, Juma has led over 500 blood donation campaigns, collected more than 25,000 units of blood and saved at least 75,000 lives.
