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    "id": 1298977,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1298977/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I, once again, want to thank the House for passing this Bill and, more so, the Departmental Committee on Health for the time they put in to make sure that this Senate Bill is processed and passed without amendments. Just for the Members' record, community healthcare promoters vary in number in every constituency. We were in Kericho yesterday, and it has 1,600 community health workers, while Bomet has 1,900. As Members, we must interact with those people, who are at the grassroots, to understand how healthcare is being taken care of within our constituencies. They are key in terms of early diagnosis and prevention of diseases. They will refer patients from one level of care to another. The Digital Health Bill that has been passed by this House is of interest and has now been operationalised. One can follow up on a patient from a Level 1 hospital to any level the patient has been referred to. You will be able to know whether the patient has been treated and the follow-up. You can also track supplies from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) to dispensaries in constituencies. Yesterday, we honoured one of our great ladies, Prof. Miriam Were, who has been engaged in primary healthcare for nearly 70 years. She is now 83 years old and is a professor of medicine. Our healthcare system will be transformed if we put this law in place. I want to quote the words of the Deputy President yesterday. He said that the results of these laws will be evident in the next six months or so. We will see transformation in our healthcare system. 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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