{"id":123743,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/123743/?format=json","text_counter":323,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the strategy we envisage to employ includes the transformation of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) into a national health insurance scheme that will cover all Kenyans, within which older persons should be non- contributory members. Provision of support to older persons involved in care-giving to HIV/AIDS patients and orphans within their families, as well as introduction of studies on care of older persons in institutions of higher learning, including medical training institutions, are a major component of this strategy."}