The Deputy Health Minister-designate, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has expressed his eagerness to oversee the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) if approved for the position.
During his vetting by Parliament’s Appointment Committee in Accra, Mr. Acquah appealed to the Health Minister to entrust him with the responsibility of managing MoFFA.
In response to a question from the Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, regarding his interest in managing MoFFA, Mr. Acquah affirmed his willingness, stating, “I will gladly take up that responsibility.”
He further explained, “The Ministry is very vast, and as I understand, it has always had two deputy ministers, so the various agencies are assigned to the deputy ministers. Of all the responsibilities my minister will assign to me, I am appealing for the opportunity to handle the mortuaries.”
The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency as established by the Health Institutions and Facilities ACT 829 on December 31st, 2011 is responsible for licensing, controlling and regulation of facilities connected with the storage, transportation and disposal of human remains (the body of a deceased person or still born child and any part of the body removed in the course of surgical operation)