Auditor-General Report Exposes MoH’s $4m Ambulance deal signed in 2021

Auditor-General Report Exposes MoH’s $4m Ambulance deal signed in 2021 for purchase of Ambulance The Auditor-General’s report on Covid-19 has revealed that the Ministry of Health entered into a US$4,049,460.12 agreement for the purchase of 26 Toyota Hiace Deluxe Ambulances in December 2021, but the ambulances were never delivered.

Details of the report indicated that a total of US$607,419.02 out of US$4,049,460.12 was paid for the ambulances to be delivered by January 15, 2022, however, as at November 28, 2022, no ambulance had been delivered. The report further said the that Health Ministry, without the approval of the Central Tender Review Committee, increased the cost of five contracts with a total contract sum of GH¢24,256,500.00 by GH¢4,017,000.00 through variation orders, the report revealed. The Auditor-General in his report recommended that the Chief Director should seek retroactive approval to avoid disallowance of such variation amount.