The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse Avedzi, has expressed outrage over the Ministry of Health and Ghana Police Service’s inability to recover GH₵1.3 million worth of missing condoms and birth control shots.
According to the Auditor General’s report, these items mysteriously disappeared while being transported from the Temporary Central Medical Stores Requisition in Tema to the Regional Medical Stores in the Eastern Region in August 2022.
During a hearing before the Public Accounts Committee, the Director of Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the Health Ministry revealed that two years have passed, yet the vehicle and the missing items have not been located. This revelation has raised concerns and questions about accountability and the management of essential healthcare supplies in Ghana.
The incident highlights the need for thorough investigations, stricter protocols, and enhanced security measures to prevent such losses in the future.
The Public Accounts Committee has expressed disappointment in both the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Police Service for their failure to retrieve the missing items, prompting calls for swift action to address this issue.
