The Controller and Accountant-General has formally notified government that he has deducted and transferred a total of GHS 6.1 million to the Fund pursuant to the President’s directive.
He is currently making arrangements to transfer the final tranche, which will cover appointees who defaulted on the asset declaration directive.
This was contained in a Facebook post by Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
At the launch of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as “Mahama Cares,” last year, President John Dramani Mahama pledged to donate six months of his salary to support the initiative.
The Mahama Cares initiative was established to help provide financial support for the treatment and care of persons living with chronic diseases and other life-threatening health conditions, while improving access to healthcare for vulnerable Ghanaians.
Subsequently, the President encouraged his appointees to donate one month’s salary each to the Fund. He also directed appointees who failed to meet the initial asset declaration deadline to forfeit three months’ salary to support the Fund.
