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Precious is a Lecturer in Adult Nursing (full-time) as well as a PhD Researcher (part-time) in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom (UK). He is the Module Leader for Year 1 Practice 2 (HFN 1140). He joined the University of Huddersfield in January 2021. He holds a Master of Public Health - MPH (Distinction) from the University of Aberdeen, UK and this was fully funded by the prestigious Commonwealth Shared Scholarship. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (First Class Honours) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. He also holds a Diploma in Education from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. Before joining the University of Huddersfield, he practised as a Registered Nurse (Adult) certified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, UK and worked in the Acute Stroke Unit of East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare (SASH) NHS Trust, Redhill, Surrey, UK. While in Ghana, Precious was a Registered General Nurse certified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana and worked with few health facilities in Kumasi. Subsequently, he joined the Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Dadiesoaba, Ahafo Region, Ghana as a Nursing/Health Tutor.

Precious is a researcher with great collaborative skills and thrives at the chance of learning new skills. He has successfully collaborated and continues to do so with researchers, including those in other universities and fields in both developed and developing countries, to produce cutting-edge and evidence-based research works. Although his primary focus is type 2 diabetes, the following constitute his broad areas of research interests:

• Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with focus on hypertension, stroke, and cancers.
• Public Health Nutrition
• Maternal and Child Health