In a groundbreaking move, Filipino-British nurse May Parsons, globally recognized for administering the world’s inaugural COVID-19 vaccine, has founded a charity aimed at bolstering the careers of nurses trained in the Philippines.
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Filipina hate crime victim appointed to New York Asian Affairs Advisory Council
Filipina nurse Potri Ranka Manis who had experienced racial hate crime has been appointed to serve on the New York City government’s newly formed Asian Affairs Advisory Council.
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Pinay nurse marathoner helps fatigued fellow runner finish 10k London race
Filipina nurse Harrieth Kay Amores went above and beyond the call of duty by helping a fellow marathon runner who almost collapsed in the middle of the ASICS London 10k Run in the United Kingdom.
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Filipina nurse who administered world’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine receives Queen Elizabeth award
Filipina nurse May Parsons, who administered the world’s first approved COVID-19 vaccine, has received the prestigious George Cross award from Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS).
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Filipino nurse community leader Francis Michael Fernando is Global Nursing finalist
Filipino Nurses Association in the United Kingdom (FNA-UK) community leader Francis Michael Fernando has been named a finalist in the inaugural Aster Guardians Global Nursing Awards for championing the welfare of overseas Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom.
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Filipino nurse Ariel Lañada wins Nurse of the Year award for UK pandemic work
Filipino nurse Jose Ariel Lañada of the Oxford University Hospitals has been named the United Kingdom’s Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Nurse of the Year for his outstanding work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Filipino nurse develops wound patch for diabetics made from coconut
Filipino nurse Denver Chicano has come up with the idea of developing a diabetic patient wound patch made from coconut.
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World’s 1st COVID-19 vaccine administered in UK by Filipina nurse May Parsons
Filipina nurse May Parsons has administered the world’s first approved COVID-19 vaccine to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan, who is the first person to receive the coronavirus inoculation in the United Kingdom.
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Filipino nurse Sherlon Garbo wins Melbourne Cup Fashion Racewear contest
Filipino nurse Sherlon Garbo has won the Melbourne Cup Fashion Racewear Men’s National Competition in Australia, bagging a Lexus sports car and several major prizes.
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Nurse Danny Favor elected first Filipino UK town mayor
Filipino nurse Danilo “Danny” Favor has again made history as the first Pinoy mayor of East Grinstead in West Sussex, United Kingdom. Mayor Favor was actually reelected as councilor of the town for the 3rd time since being voted into office in 2011 and again in 2015, and has been proclaimed town mayor to serve […]
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Filipino nurse Rodelle Borja gets standing ovation for overcoming speech disorder to sing on Ireland’s Got Talent
Dublin-based Filipino nurse Rodelle Borja showed the world how he has overcome his speech disorder on the stage of Ireland’s Got Talent (IGT) and was rewarded by a standing ovation by the four judges and live show audience. The 29-year-old Borja went on the live audition show for the talent competition and chatted with the […]
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Nurse Joy Ongcachuy receives British Empire Awards New Year Honours 2019
Filipino nurse Joy Ongcachuy has received the 2019 New Year’s Honours list of the Office of the British Empire Awards. Ongcachuy, who works as a robotic lead nurse for the Royal London, was awarded for her efforts in caring for patients who were victims of the 2017 London Bridge attacks. In a media statement released […]
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