{
  "id": 13076189,
  "title": "PAC seeks answers over GH¢341,229 paid to doctor on study leave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pac-seeks-answers-over-gh-341-229-paid-to-doctor-on-study-leave",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:02:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/politics/pac-doctor-study-leave/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has summoned a Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Mockshell Esinam Sunu, to explain a payment of GH¢341,229 she received while on study leave. Dr. Sunu, employed at Takoradi Hospital, was granted permission to travel to Germany for a study program, but it has been revealed that she did not travel and continued to receive her salary from September 2023 to August 2025. The Committee is questioning how these payments were authorized and validated despite her not pursuing the approved study program. PAC Chairperson Abena Osei-Asare is concerned about the ongoing salary payments and is seeking answers from the responsible officials. She has directed the Ministry of Health to collaborate with the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to ensure Dr. Sunu appears before the Committee to clarify her actions. According to Ms. Osei-Asare, Dr. Sunu should have informed the relevant authorities and ceased the payments once she realized she would not be traveling to Germany. The PAC Chairperson emphasized the Committee's desire to understand why Dr. Sunu remained in Ghana during the payment period while still receiving her salary. The Committee aims to uncover the payment process, identify those responsible for authorizing the payments, and decide whether the funds should be reclaimed.",
  "summary": "By Ashiadey Dotse The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has ordered a Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Mockshell Esinam Sunu, to appear before it over an alleged GH¢341,229 salary payment she received while on study leave. Dr. Sunu, who was working at the Takoradi Hospital, was granted approval to travel to Germany for a study […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "PAC summons Takoradi doctor over GH¢341,229 study leave salary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pac-summons-takoradi-doctor-over-gh-341-229-study-leave-salary",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "PAC summons doctor over GH¢341,229 salary payments during study leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pac-summons-doctor-over-gh-341-229-salary-payments-during-study-leave",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:08:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}