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Mohammed Ali
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The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has transferred GH¢6.1 million deducted from the salaries of President John Dramani Mahama and his appointees to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as Mahama Cares.
The Minister of Government Communications, Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, disclosed this in a social media post on May 7, 2026, stating that arrangements were underway for the transfer of an additional tranche.
He explained that the deductions followed directives issued by President Mahama after the launch of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund at the University of Ghana Medical Centre on April 29, 2025.
At the launch, President Mahama pledged six months of his salary to support the fund and appealed to all government appointees to contribute one month’s salary towards the initiative.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu said the President later directed that appointees who failed to meet the March 31, 2025, deadline for asset declaration should forfeit an extra three months of salary.
According to him, the affected appointees would therefore contribute a total of four months’ salary, including the one-month contribution expected from all appointees.
He said the CAGD was processing the remaining deductions relating to appointees who defaulted on the asset declaration requirement.
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund was established to support the treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases, including cancer, kidney failure, cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
The fund is also intended to cover medical expenses not catered for under the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Parliament passed the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill under a certificate of urgency in July 2025 and later approved GH¢2.9 billion for the fund.
Mr Kwakye Ofosu said the transfer of the GH¢6.1 million marked the first public update on salary contributions paid into the fund since President Mahama made the pledge last year.
He added that the CAGD would announce the transfer date for the remaining tranche in due course.
