The second edition of the Global Nursing Awards has received over 52,000 registrations from over 202 countries
Published Date – 08:20 AM, Wednesday – 5/10/23
The second edition of the Global Nursing Awards has received over 52,000 registrations from over 202 countries
London: Two Indians out of 10 nurses from around the world have been shortlisted for the $250,000 Global Nursing Award, organized by a leading healthcare provider in the GCC and India, for their contribution to humanity. Shanti Teresa Lakra from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kerala-born Jincy Jerry from Ireland will be judged by the jury for the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Awards, which will be held in London on May 12, just International Nurses Day.
Lakra, from GB Pant Hospital in Port Blair, is working with the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) – there are six tribes on record, and of those six tribes, five are classified as PVTG. During her early nursing days, she was assigned to the Dugong Creek sub-centre, one of the original tribes, the Ongees, who live in the most remote area of Little Andaman.
Lakra is working for tribes in the area who do not understand medical procedures and have language barriers. Their medical histories are also unclear. “When the Indian Ocean tsunami devoured the Ongee Island habitat and drove them deep into the jungle in 2004, Shanti persevered in making a home with them in an open tent,” her citation reads. She is the recipient of several awards such as the National Florence Nightingale Award 2010, Indian Red Cross Society Best Volunteer Award and Best Health Worker Award 2011.
India awarded Lakla its fourth Supreme Civilian Award in 2011 for her outstanding service.
Kerala-born Jincy Jerry is Assistant Director of Infection Prevention and Control Nursing at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.
“Jerry sees innovation as a way to improve quality and patient safety and has developed digital, device and service innovations.
“The challenges facing Ireland’s healthcare infrastructure during the Covid-19 pandemic prompted her to learn and implement these solutions for repetitive, high-volume tasks. These solutions lead to greater coordination, a better workforce management, systematize practices, and reduce employee burnout rates,” the citation said.
To reduce the possibility of human error when collating lab results, Jerry also devised a suitable software solution. She received the Prix Hubert Tuor Academy Award for Innovation in 2021.
The second edition of the awards received more than 52,000 registrations from more than 202 countries. Aster DM Healthcare is one of the leading healthcare providers in the GCC and India, currently operating 30 hospitals, 125 clinics, 496 pharmacies and 177 laboratories and patient experience centers across seven countries.
