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    "id": 1272695,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dorothy Muthoni",
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    "content": "We also have an issue with beauty products which find their way into our markets. They are condemned in other countries but are still on our shelves. The effects of cancer are not realized in a day but after one year, two years, three years, or even five years. It is high time the various government agencies worked and ensured that they are not corrupt so that things that are not supposed to be on our shelves are not there. The proposed Fund by Hon. Timothy will ensure that we increase the capacities of the community health system to create awareness about cancer and seeking healthcare. Doing so will increase the chances of survival and successful treatment. We also want to increase human resource capacities at all levels of healthcare in the community: county, tertiary and national levels. This will ensure that there is early detection of cancer and accurate diagnosis is made so that referral and treatment are done at the earliest opportunity. This Fund will also ensure that equipment is procured for diagnosing and staging to complement the current capacity. We note that all available facilities are only found at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and, most recently, KUTRRH. These are the only public utilities with all the gadgets required to diagnose cancer patients properly. We also have private health facilities that are not within reach of common persons. You realize that cancer is the only disease that will use your money, your relatives' money, and the money of the entire community. It will ensure that it carries all your wealth to the grave. It is high time we, as a country, became serious about cancer. The only way we can do this is to ensure that this Fund is put in place so that we can employ, at the earliest opportunity, community health workers who will assist people at all levels to detect early symptoms of cancer. If we, as legislators, can sit here and not pass legislation that will ensure cancer treatment and prevention is accessible to all of us, it will be very unfortunate. 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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