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    "id": 1013019,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Let me start by thanking the Senators who have contributed to this Bill for their great insight and the great depths that they have gone to articulate the strategy, policy and reality on the ground, and the dynamics that we keep facing every single day. Through this, I have learnt backgrounds that I did not know. For example, that Sen. Poghisio’s father was a community health worker, that Sen. (Rev.) Waqo’s parents were teachers, and about all these workers who work for the community who make a difference. Cuba, Germany, Sweden, and other countries were able to face the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic very well because they had a very strong primary care health system in place. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it does not take too much. We heard Sen. (Rev.) Waqo and Sen. Wetangula talking about homes that have herbs that burn and it chases away the mosquitoes. This is knowledge that needs to be transmitted from one family to another. Most of the community health workers in place, now volunteers, tend to be people who are well respected and well acknowledged within the community. They are well known. I was just whispering to Sen. (Rev.) Waqo next to me that the person you trust with your health is the person that you will listen to. I hoped that this Bill would coincide with the time that were dealing with the issues on the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is because just by having community health workers going out into the communities with masks and gloves explaining things to people, it would have helped up to 75 per cent. They can still help even now. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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