The Minister of Health has interdicted the Registrar of the Health Facilities and Regulatory Agency who has been indicted in an audit report for misappropriating about GHS2 million.
The Registrar, Dr Sylvia Annie, has been asked to step aside.
A letter dated February 1, 2017, signed by the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman- Manu, said the directive takes immediate effect.
The letter addressed to Dr Annie stated that, “On the strength of the findings of the audit investigations into operations of the health facilities and Regulatory Agency, it has been decided that you step aside to pave way for further investigation to be conducted.
“You are, therefore, requested to take steps to hand over the affairs of the agency to the chief director of the ministry. This directive takes immediate effect”, the letter said.
The report suggested that the registrar had faulted in about 36 instances leading to the misappropriating about GH¢2million.
According to the report, Internally Generated Funds not recorded in the revenue collection book amount GHS350,850.
It said summary cash book and control G. C.R.s not issued in the collection and recording of revenues totaled GHS399,850
According to the report, payment of monthly Additional Duty Hours Allowance (ADHA) and other allowances without approval was GHS315, 572.68
It noted that the use of officers other than account staff to deposit money into the Bank account totaled GHS97,050.
The report said signing of cheques to withdraw monies and making cheque payment alone without any counter signature amounted to GHS73,771.75 while unpresented payment vouchers amounted to GHS69,710.31.
The audit report stated that unauthorised possession and use of valid books by Dr Sylvia Josephine Annie led to the loss of GH¢85,484.62 while internally generated funds collected but not lodged in the bank account totaled GHS23,650
According to the report, Internally Generated Funds (IGF) not recorded in revenue collection book was GHS350,850.00 and appointment and payment of temporal staffs without the approval of the governing board led to GHS16,800 expenditure.
An amount of GHS85,484.62 is said to have been lost through the use of unauthorised payment vouchers to make payment.
The internal audit report also recommended that Dr Sylvia should be investigated and sanctioned
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