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    "id": 1147334,
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    "speaker_name": "Kabondo Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Eve Obara",
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        "legal_name": "Eve Akinyi Obara",
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    "content": "During the recent pandemic of coronavirus, so many infections took place within the confines of Parliament. It is because of the kind of our work environment. Many people were infected when it could have been avoided, if we had a facility where detecting would be quick and timely, before it could spread to other people. I must say we were fortunate and lucky that not very many people lost their lives as in other areas where they worked within confined environments. Thirdly, with this facility being put in place come next Parliament, we will have easy access to quick consultation. Particularly for lifestyle diseases that are common with the kind of jobs we do in Parliament. With the high pressure of work, being parliamentarians, diabetes and those kinds of things abound. Having an institution or the unit around here, we will make quick consultation and maybe even have regular checks which are not possible when you are up and about Committees, out in the countryside or those kinds of things. Such kinds of lifestyle diseases will be eliminated or controlled properly. The other issue is on our dietary control. Again, with the eating habits and the kinds of food that we have here, being guided on kinds of food for age groups or underlying conditions will be easily accessed. The biggest problem when people are very busy is on self-prescription. People go to the pharmacies or chemists and get their drugs. With the facility within Parliament, this will not be necessary. One will quickly walk to the resident doctor within the institution to take care of these small matters. We are usually too busy to visit doctors outside the premises. With those few remarks, I support. I appreciate and thank the Committee for a job well- done."
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