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    "id": 1336971,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this historical Bill. In the last one or two weeks, we have made fairly historical legislation regarding the health sector, this being one of them. The objective of this Bill is to regulate medicines and medical devices, which include things like x-rays which emit radiation, simple things like blood-giving sets, therapeutic chemical substances, herbal medicines, and all scheduled substances. The Bill is also closely linked to products that are used in veterinary medicine and agriculture. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I know your interest in chemicals like pesticides and herbicides. They are also linked to this Bill in a way. They are all chemicals. The only difference is how we use them. Even therapeutic cosmetics fall under the same category. That raises very important issues considering where we have come from in terms of regulation of medicines. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), as currently constituted, regulates medicines and professional personnel. With this Bill, we are breaking away from 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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