A Ghanaian associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, Prof Jerry John Nutor, has advocated for more reading habits to be inculcated in students and in the educational structure of the country.
He explained that reading is the bedrock of success and good books form a great part of that spectrum.
Speaking to at the University of Ghana School of Nursing and Midwifery, during one of a number of donation of books and educational materials to some educational institutions in the country, he said that his personal experience from schooling in Ghana and not having so many relatable books to study from prompted his desire to embark on this journey. "This is one of the things we've been doing across universities and schools of nursing institutions across the country where we donated books to the University of Ghana School of Nursing and Midwifery to enhance research, teaching and what the business of the university is all about. "We've donated other materials including tablets, and simulation items to other schools because we believe that books or educational materials can help our healthcare practitioners and that is why we are interested in donating these materials.
When I was training here as a nurse in Ghana, one of the things we faced challenges with were books, or educational materials.