The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department has formally notified government that it has deducted and transferred a total of GHS6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund in line with a directive issued by President John Dramani Mahama.
The contribution forms part of efforts to support the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as Mahama Cares, which was launched last year to assist in addressing critical healthcare needs across the country.
At the launch of the Fund, President Mahama pledged to donate six months of his salary to support the initiative. He subsequently encouraged all his appointees to contribute one month’s salary each to the Fund as a demonstration of commitment to the national healthcare agenda.
The President also directed that appointees who failed to meet the initial deadline for the declaration of assets should forfeit three months of their salaries, with the deductions to be paid into the Fund.
Confirming the development in a post on X, Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, disclosed that the deductions had already been effected by the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department.
“The Controller and Accountant-General has formally notified Government that he has deducted and transferred a total of GHS6.1 million to the Fund pursuant to the President’s directive. He is currently making arrangements to transfer the final tranche which will cover the asset declaration defaulters,” he stated.
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