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    "id": 1032442,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dadaab, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mohamed Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Dahir Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity. First of all, let me share my experience as a COVID-19 patient. I suffered COVID-19 and was admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital for six weeks. I also ended up in the High Dependency Unit (HDU). I was on oxygen for 40 days. I almost lost my life save for the fact that I was under the care of good doctors, good nurses and a good facility courtesy of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). The bill that was paid for me as an inpatient was Kshs3.5 million. Even after I was discharged, I still developed complications at home. Thanks again to the PSC and the insurer, I was brought oxygen at home and I remained on oxygen for five more days outside the hospital. As a doctor, let me say that COVID-19 is a disease that seriously affects patients that have underlying conditions like diabetes, hypertension, obesity and the elderly people. One of the biggest complications of COVID-19 is the problem of breathing. If you develop breathing problems, you can understand the time you have to survive. I really sympathise with people who get COVID-19 and develop breathing difficulties and they cannot get oxygen or any other support. We have lost quite a number of people who die suddenly because of lack of oxygen. On the issue of NHIF, the statement by the Cabinet Secretary was not good at all. As a country, we must take responsibility for the welfare of the citizens. The NHIF as an institution, in line with Universal Health Coverage, should be supported with more funds so that it can take care of COVID-19 patients, rather than letting people be on their own. You cannot talk about insurance companies providing for payments without talking about the services available at public facilities. Basically, any institution taking care of COVID-19 patients must provide good nursing care, good clinical staff and good nutrition and must have capacity to intervene in case a patient develops 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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