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    "id": 1084787,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tongaren, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Eseli Simiyu",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I missed that meeting that proposed that otherwise, I would have advised against that because the end user of all these blood products is the patient and the intermediary there is the medical doctor. So, it is important that right from the beginning, this person be involved. Remember when you are talking about blood transfusion, you have to actually donate that blood first and many things can happen. So, this medical director there is purely for the medical purposes of serving the board. I would have advised against it if I had attended that meeting because in case you have a pathologist as the CEO, that would be understandable. A pathologist is also a medical doctor. He will be able to handle everything but, if you have a medical laboratory specialist, that is not a medical doctor. So, the Service will lack any input of the end users of the products. So, I think there is a problem there but anyway we can amend it later once it is operational because definitely a need will arise for it, whether we like it or not. I am saying this out of experience. I have said in the House before and when I was seconding this Bill that I was privileged to study in a place where blood transfusion is a very highly specialised area and actually, they have these medical people within the service. The director is actually one of the medical people to ensure that the end user is not disadvantaged. So, I think it is something that we need to look at. I do not think it is a wise deletion. 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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