Mahama Cares, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, has received a total of GH¢6.1 million from the Controller and Accountant-General.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of Government Communications, posted on Facebook that the money was taken from salary contributions that the President and his appointees had promised.
During the launch, President Mahama asked every government officials to donate one month’s salary to the project and offered six months of his salary to support the fund.
According to Mr. Kwakye Ofosu, the President subsequently ordered that appointees forfeit an additional three months of pay if they did not declare their assets by the March 31, 2025 deadline.
He said that in addition to the one-month contribution required of all appointees, the impacted appointees would thus contribute a total of four months’ compensation.
He stated that the remaining deductions for appointees who failed to comply with the asset declaration requirement were being processed by the CAGD.
The GH¢6.1 million payment, according to Mr. Kwakye Ofosu, was the first public update on salary contributions made to the fund since President Mahama’s pledge last year.
The transfer date for the final tranche would be announced by the CAGD in due time, he continued.
Cancer, kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, and other chronic non-communicable diseases are among the conditions for which the Ghana Medical Trust Fund was created.
Additionally, the fund is meant to pay for medical costs that are not covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme.
In July 2025, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill was adopted by Parliament under a certificate of urgency, and GH¢2.9 billion was subsequently granted for the fund.
Source: newsthemegh.com