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    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. International referral of patients is rampant in this country, and as Members have said, there are many times that people go out for what can be treated here; where we have the skill and where you even have the equipment. So, there is need for regulation. This need for regulation is basically to protect the patien. One, to make sure that they get quality care where they go. Not all patients who go out get the kind of care they are thinking about. We also have to protect them from cartels. It is true people have set up institutions that are actually just referring patients for gain. They get a commission for the patients they refer. They have even involved airlines and hotels. We need to protect people against that. As my colleague has said, let us also admit it that some professionals have got trapped into this. Therefore, it is important that we have some regulations. It is important that there is quality care. If you leave this country, the person who is referring you should be the person to ensure that they know what facility you are going to and the kind of professional that is going to see you. Right now, people are just get pamphlets and asked to choose where they want to go to. How does a patient know which facility to go and visit? There is also need to ensure continuity. If you are referred outside the country, there are very few treatments that you are taken out of the country and it is the end of it. When you come back, there is need for follow-up and the best person to do the follow-up is the person or institution The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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