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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Joe Nyutu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for an opportunity to make my contribution to this Bill. I support this Bill because of several reasons. One, in this country, we have had problems not only in health, but also in each and every other sector about misplaced files. Medical data being as important as it is, is data that we may not afford to lose. That is why I support this. We have had instances in hospitals where doctors prescribed medication that was not fit for people living with some conditions. I say so, because I am a victim. I lost my father in 2014 when a doctor prescribed drugs that were not supposed to be consumed by a patient with diabetes. Had there been information digitally, the doctor would not have made that mistake. When we have medical records digitised, this will translate to the safety of patients. Some people have allergies. Again, when this information is not captured, it affects patients. When we have information brought together digitally at the click of a button, any medic will be able to see the history and conditions of each and every patient that they are treating. If not for anything else, this is a good Bill for that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some illnesses are hereditary. When information is on paper, sometimes this information could get lost and doctors will struggle taking the history of a patient every time. It will also save on doctors time, that they do not have to take history all the time. That every different doctor that sees a patient that has been seen by another doctor will not have to take history again. It will just be there. This will be of utmost importance. Many people will acquire knowledge and information and die with it when their time comes. It is appointed for every man to die one day. I wish I could be excluded from that. We have people who have information. If they do not put the same in books, they die with it. When we digitise this medical information, it means that any knowledge that has been in possession of any medic and so captured will benefit others that come later and we will not have to keep re-inventing the will. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have seen old people. Some people may not be very old, but some may not be very literate. When they have conditions, they just produce cards and tell you they are the records from hospital. Information regarding their conditions is not confidential. Nothing can be more embarrassing---"
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