Auditors engaged in shady deals will be fished out and dealt with - Health Director

Auditors who engage in underhand dealings to cover up rot for persons suspected to have looted the state will themselves face the full rigors of the law that is according to Central Regional Director of Health Service, Dr. Alexis Nang -Beifubah.

He, therefore, charged auditors working in the health sector to discharge their duties diligently and save unscrupulous persons from diverting resources meant for the government which will help in efficient healthcare delivery.

At the inauguration of an audit committee of health institutions in the Central Region, Dr. Alexis Nang Beifubah called on the audit committee to work to ensure proper and effective financial management practices at health institutions.

This is in accordance with the provisions in Section 86 of the Public Financial Management Act 2016(Act 921) which requires that all government institutions establish audit committees.

“Public purse protection and value for money necessitated the promulgation of this Act, management should take these committee work seriously and cooperate with them and give them maximum support at all times” Dr. Nang Beifubah observed at the event according to our Central Regional Correspondent, Hajia Asana Gordon

He urged the audit committee to take the audit seriously and stay out of trouble, adding that his office is open to any auditor who will call for his support to enable him or her function effectively and efficiently as expected.

Dr. Nang Beifubah reminded the newly auditors that auditor general would not spare any auditor who will fail for the law financially but will pay from out of his or her pocket.

He also appealed to both regional and district directors of Ghana Health Service to use the little funds that government provides meaningfully to redeem the image of healthcare delivery.

In a his speech read on behalf of the Central Regional, Kwabena Duncan, he entreated all heads of covered entities to give the audit committees the needed support to ensure efficient delivery of their mandates.

Consequently, he noted that the implementation of Audit Recommendations became a challenge to a large extent considering the fact that some of the Audit observation were adversely related to the activities of these same members in the committee.

Mr. Duncan pledged the support of the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and also assured them his outfit will monitor the work of all audit committees with keen interest to achieve the desired result devoid of audit queries.

“Our goal is to ensure reduction of adverse Audit findings to the nearest minimum in both internal and external audit reports”, he said.