Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister for Health, has officially inaugurated the Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund (MahamaCares) Taskforce to oversee the successful implementation of the initiative.
MahamaCares, an initiative of His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, aims to provide dedicated financial support to individuals suffering from chronic and debilitating illnesses. It is designed to ensure fairness in healthcare access, particularly for those facing financial barriers to treatment.
The MahamaCares Taskforce comprises the following members: Rev. Prof. Emeritus Seth Aryeetey, Chairman of the nine-member taskforce; Prof. Margaret Kweku, Public Health Consultant; Prof. Emeritus Binka, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences; Dr. Alfred Doku, Consultant Cardiologist; Dr. Randolph Nsor-Ambala, financial expert; Dr. Anthony Gingong, representative of the National Health Insurance Trust Fund; Dr. Anthony Seddoh, Health Policy and Financing Expert; Anna Pearl Akiwumi-Siriboe, lawyer and Attorney General’s representative on the committee; and Dr. Belinda Afriyie, Public Health Consultant and Secretary to the Taskforce.
Addressing the gathering, Hon. Akandoh emphasized that while the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has improved medical coverage, it does not fully alleviate the financial burden of treating chronic diseases.
The Minister stated that the taskforce has been mandated to develop policy and legal framework to establish MahamaCares as a statutory entity. Additionally, the team will be responsible for designing a sustainable funding model to ensure the long-term viability of the fund, setting clear eligibility and disbursement criteria to guarantee fairness, and assessing Ghana’s healthcare infrastructure to recommend improvements for better accessibility.
Rev. Prof. Emeritus Seth Aryeetey, Chairman of the taskforce, expressed his immense gratitude to the President and the Minister for the opportunity to serve. He assured that the taskforce would work diligently to ensure the success of the MahamaCares initiative and fulfill its mandate effectively.
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