Dubai: Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, a Ghanaian oncology nurse and educator at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has won the 2025 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. The award, presented in Dubai, comes with a $250,000 cash prize.

According to Ghana News Agency, Mrs. Oti emerged as the winner among 10 finalists, selected from more than 100,000 nominations across 199 countries. The award recognizes outstanding nurses for exceptional commitment and leadership in advancing healthcare. Mrs. Oti, who also serves as Head of Nursing at Ghana's National Radiotherapy Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Centre, was honored for her transformative impact on cancer care across Africa.

With a 23-year career, she has pioneered specialist oncology training in Ghana, mentored over 60 oncology nurse specialists and 10 breast care nurses, and helped develop Ghana's first postgraduate oncology nursing curriculum in 2015. Her contributions to oncology education and policy reform, including launching Ghana's first formal oncology nurse training program, have earned her national and international recognition.

She is a key member of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) and a co-investigator on the Global Bridges Oncology Grant. The Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award, first introduced by Aster DM Healthcare, aims to recognize nurses' contributions to healthcare and bring key stakeholders together to improve global health systems.

The award has been held annually since its launch on May 12, 2022, at International Nurses Day in Dubai. The 2025 finalists included Catherine Maree Holliday (Switzerland), Edith Namba (Papua New Guinea), Fitz Gerald Dalina Camacho (UAE), Dr. Jed Ray Gengoba Montayre (Hong Kong SAR), Dr. Jose Arnold Tariga (USA), Khadija Mohamed Juma (Kenya), Maheswari Jaganathan (Malaysia), Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti (Ghana), Dr. Sukhpal Kaur (India), and Vibhaben Gunvantbhai Salaliya (India).