Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has appealed to contractors working with the government to make voluntary contributions to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, known as Mahama Cares.
Speaking at a Citizens Engagement with the President at Ho Technical University on Friday, Mr Agbodza said the fund offered an avenue for contractors to support healthcare delivery, including a proposed Cardio Centre for the Volta Region.
He said he hoped contractors would help finance the centre through their own contributions. The minister also announced that he would donate an additional three months of his salary to the fund.
According to Mr Agbodza, Members of Parliament and Ministers of State had already pledged portions of their salaries to the initiative.
He stressed that contractors would not be compelled to contribute. However, he said he would ask the management of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund for a list of voluntary contributors, including his own contribution, and make it available to President John Mahama.
Mr Agbodza linked the proposed list to preparations for Phase Two of the government’s Big Push roads programme, saying it would be considered when the next phase of road contracts was being shared.
The comments raise a procurement-related question because the minister described voluntary donations as information that could guide the allocation of future contracts. The report did not include further details on how such a consideration would operate alongside public procurement requirements.
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund was launched on 29 April 2025 as a national initiative intended to provide financial support for treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases. It is designed to assist with advanced and costly care not adequately covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, according to the report.
