Dinah Sevilla, the Filipina nurse who made the global top 10 of the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2026, is now calling on her fellow Filipinos to help carry her to the finish line — one vote at a time.
Sevilla, a proud Bicolana from Iriga City who has been building her nursing career in Saudi Arabia since 2011, reached out to her community with a personal appeal. “I stand before you as a proud Filipino, a proud Bicolana, and a proud Irigueña, carrying with me the values, resilience, compassion, and heart that we Filipinos are known for,” she said.
The Head Nurse for Peritoneal Dialysis at King Saud University Medical City – King Khalid University Hospital, Sevilla is one of only 10 finalists selected from more than 134,000 registrations across 214 countries for the award, which carries a prize of USD 250,000. Her unit’s record speaks for itself — under her leadership, the ward achieved a peritonitis infection rate of just 0.07%, against a global benchmark of 0.40%, while recording zero incidents across key patient safety indicators.
She was careful to frame her campaign not as a personal pursuit, but as a collective one. “Behind this journey is not only one nurse. It is the story of many Filipino nurses who leave their families and homeland to serve, to care, and to make a difference wherever life takes them,” she said.
Sevilla is asking supporters to cast a vote and pass the link along. “One vote may seem small, but when thousands of hearts come together, one vote can become a powerful voice,” she said.
The winner will be announced at a gala ceremony in India in September 12, 2026. Voting is open at apply.asterguardians.com/voting.
