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    "id": 1323921,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Laikipia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jane Kagiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this amendment Bill. I thank Hon. Rahim for bringing this Bill. It is timely, and it is going to support very many families. This Amendment Bill takes me back to nine months ago, when my father was unwell. He was suffering from cancer. I want to speak for myself and very many families that the use of e- health and telemedicine for the prevention and treatment of persons with cancer is going to help in terms of cost saving. This country has very few oncologists who are able to treat cancer, and many families have to move their loved ones from one hospital to another looking for a specialist who can assist them. This will help us save on that. Secondly, there is a lot of waiting and trouble when people have to be treated. With telemedicine and e-health, we are going to have our people treated in the confines of their homes or wherever they are. Thirdly, it is also going to be cost effective for families because they will not have to pay the cost of hospital beds and treatment in hospitals. That will go a long way in assisting needy families who are not able to meet medical expenses. Fourthly, the patient will engage with the doctors. It is an experience many of us have gone through: that many times when you meet doctors in Kenya, in person, they are always in a hurry to talk to the next person. I believe through telemedicine, we are going to have doctors who will be ready to engage. These will be specialists from anywhere around the world. We will get recommendations from the very best who will engage and assist our people. I could give a good example of my own father whom we moved from one hospital to another and unfortunately, he picked an infection from the hospital we moved him to. In a situation where we have e-health and telemedicine, we will be protecting our loved ones from infections that could be contagious and that could affect them further. As I conclude, I would want to thank every Hon. Member who stood with me and my family during that very difficult period and I will remain forever grateful for that. 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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