President John Mahama has directed the Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and the Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, Dr. Valerie Sawyerr to commence receipt of the one-month salary pledge by political appointees to support the Ghana Medical Trust Fund.
This follows the payment of salaries of such appointees. At the launch of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund also known as MahamaCares in April this year, all appointees pledged to donate a month of their salaries to support the Fund.
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund seeks to cover the cost of care and medication for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) not currently included under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), thereby complementing it by supporting critical aspects of these conditions. Additionally, the Fund will invest in health infrastructure, medical equipment, specialist training, and research to enhance access to quality healthcare.
Addressing heads of the security who made a presentation of GHS1Million to the Fund at the Presidency on Friday, June 20, 2025, President Mahama indicated that he has directed the collection of such donations.
“I also pledged six months of my salary. Happily, my salary has started coming so I will soon present my own Cheque to cover the pledge I made” he promised
The President has since directed all political appointees to start contributing their one-month salaries to support the operations of the fund.
“I have asked the chief of staff and the presidential advisor of governmental affairs to start the collection of the one-month pledge from all political appointees, ministers, and the appointees at the Presidency”
Meanwhile Cabinet has approved the bill to facilitate the operations of the Fund. The Bill when passed by parliament will offer government the opportunity to appoint trustees to administer the Fund.
According to President Mahama persons who will manage the Fund will be independent of government interference
“Since the launch, we have been working on the bill. I am happy to say only yesterday Cabinet approved the bill for onward transmission to parliament. So once parliament passes it into law, then it opens it up for us to appoint trustees. We are going to appoint independent trustees to administer the funds” he assured
