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    "id": 120449,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The Ministry of Public Works has inspected the Voi District Hospital mortuary and given a report that the Ministry needs Kshs1.5 million to rehabilitate four chambers for three bodies each in the facility. The Ministry of Medical Services has already allocated Kshs22 million to the hospital for construction works and repair of the mortuary in the Financial Year 2009/2010, that is this financial year. (b) In the current Financial Year 2009/2010, the two ministries of health, that is medical services and public health and sanitation, have four key interventions that will benefit Voi Constituency as follows:- (i) The Ministry of Medical Services has allocated Kshs20 million to Voi District Hospital for the construction of a maternity unit with its own theatre, and for upgrading the water supply system in the facility. Once that is completed, the unit will improve mother and child health within the catchment population. (ii) From February 2010, the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation will roll out the Health Sector Services Fund (HSSF) for all health centres and dispensaries. Under this Fund, all health centres and dispensaries will operate bank accounts into which the Ministry and development partners will channel funds for operations and development. Under this Fund, the health facilities will become accounting units managed by facility committees that will have community representatives. The aims of the Fund are to improve flow of funds to help facilities, empower local communities to take charge of their own health and build the capacity of the communities to manage resources for health. Health centres and dispensaries in Voi Constituency will benefit under this new arrangement like all other constituencies in the Republic of Kenya. (iii) Under the Economic Stimulus Package announced by the Minister for Finance when reading the Budget for the current financial year, a health centre will be constructed in every constituency. Similarly, 20 health workers will be recruited for every constituency. Again, Voi Constituency will benefit from this Kshs5.7 billion national Economic Stimulus Package like other constituencies countrywide. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I understand from several hon. Members that in cases where they want to use that Economic Stimulus Package for upgrading their Sub-district hospitals or health centres, that discussion should be carried out in the Ministry of Finance or it can be taken to the Departmental Committee on Health of Parliament, for further discussions with the relevant authorities."
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