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| Chairperson of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Justice Sophia Akuffo. |
Chairperson of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund,
Justice Sophia Akuffo, has announced that out of the GH¢62 million collected by
the fund, just GH¢9 million is remaining.
The fund was set up by the government after the
COVID-19 pandemic broke in 2020. This was aimed to allow Ghanaians to
contribute to fund the battle against the pandemic.
However, addressing the media on July 21,
2022, Justice Sophia Akuffo said that GH¢62 million was contributed to the
fund, and as of June 30, 2022, GH¢53 million of the contributions had been
spent.
A total of GH¢10.3 million was awarded to the
Ghana Health Service, while GH¢6.8 million was given to the Ghana Covid-19
Private Sector Fund for the establishment of a 100-bed Infectious Disease
hospital, according to the report.
Some of the funds, according to the
Chairperson of the fund, were also used to acquire and distribute
automobiles in the fight against COVID-19.
''As time went on, we realized that, yes these
health centres are there but there are other health facilities that needed
help, so we needed to also make donations to such places so that right from the
start, you are protecting the medical staff, and you are also protecting the
users of the hospitals, clinics and so forth.”
According to the former Chief Justice, the fund
also provided funds for Community-based Health Planning and Service (CHPS).
“When somebody had a fever or couldn't breathe and
was sent to a CHPS compound, they had to be protected there as well.”, she
said.
Video Excerpts below:
COVID-19 Expenditure: Trustees of Trust Fund account for GHS62m worth of donations. #JoyNews pic.twitter.com/LTa82mZOFc
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) July 21, 2022
Source: ghananews.hrforum.uk
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