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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country’s Anna Qabale Duba has won the $250, 000 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award for fighting female genital mutilation?
A
Kenya
B
Uganda
C
Tanzania
D
Rwanda
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A Kenyan nurse who campaigns against early marriage and female genital mutilation has won the first-ever Global Nursing Awards. Anna Qabale Duba won a $250,000 prize at an award ceremony held in Dubai on International Nurses Day.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anna is now a nurse stationed at the Kenya Marsabit County Referral Hospital. She has also won several accolades including the Global Citizen Award in New York. She was also the former Miss Tourism Kenya and ranked among the top 100 most influential young Africans in 2020.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anna Qabale Duba, a Kenyan nurse stationed at the Marsabit County Referral Hospital, won the inaugural Aster Guardian Global Nursing Award for endorsing education and campaigning against outdated cultural practices like Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in her community. Duba, who took home USD 250,000 (approx.

Detailed explanation-4: -I was born to parents belonging to a pastoralist community from Marsabit County in Kenya that borders Ethiopia.

Detailed explanation-5: -During International Nurses Day in May 2022, Qabale Duba was announced as the World’s Best Nurse, making her the winner of the first-ever Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award.

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