Agimol Pradeep wins USD 250,000 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award

Agimol Pradeep, a Senior Transplant Coordinator at King’s College Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom, has won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2026. She received a prize of USD 250,000 at a ceremony held in Kochi, India.

Pradeep was selected from more than 134,000 registrations representing 214 countries and economies. The award was presented by Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan alongside leadership from Aster DM Healthcare. The ceremony included a message from World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who recognized the award's role in celebrating the global contribution of nurses to healthcare systems.