3 Last checked 6 January 2021

Precious is a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Human and Health Sciences. He joined the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom in January 2021. He pursued a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom on a fully funded Commonwealth Shared Scholarship where he graduated with Distinction. 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 Adult Nurse certified by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, UK and worked with the East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare (SASH) NHS Trust, Redhill, Surrey. 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 an emerging researcher and still shaping his research interests. He 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. His current key areas of research interests include:

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