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    "id": 1338311,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1338311/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute on this very important Bill. I stand to support the Primary Health Care Bill (Senate Bill No. 44 of 2023). Let me begin by thanking Members of the Departmental Committee on Health that I chair, for their support in the preparation and tabling of the Committee Report on the Bill in this House. As the Leader of the Majority Party has put it, this Bill has 25 clauses which the Committee considered clause by clause, together with the comments received from several stakeholders, namely the State Department for Medical Services in the Ministry of Health, the Confraternity of Patients Kenya (COFPAK), the Kenya Faith Based Health Services Consortium comprising Kenya Council of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK), Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) and Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM), the Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA), Mr. Hassan Ali Mohammed and the Council of Governors (CoG) who submitted a joint memorandum. This Bill promotes the attainment of UHC as it seeks to ensure that all Kenyans have access to affordable and comprehensive quality health services from the Primary Health Care (PHC) level, all the way. This Bill is in line with the Government's priority of using PHC as the key driver of UHC. PHC is essential in ensuring that all Kenyans not only access good quality health care, but also fully participate in the management of their specific health needs. This Bill aims to establish a framework for the delivery of access to and management of primary care through creation of an elaborate PHC network at each county and sub-county level for equitable distribution of resources and health services. This Bill, in relation to community health promoters, is aligned to the Health Act No.21 of 2017, which is the principal law on health matters in the country. This Bill is aligned to the Constitution of Kenya as it facilitates the progressive realisation of the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including the right to health care services guaranteed under Article 43(1)(a). Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Constitution requires the State to come up with legislative policies and other measures to achieve progressive realisation of the rights guaranteed under Article 43 of the Constitution. The Bill, therefore, facilitates fulfillment of that obligation by both levels of government as it makes the healthcare framework in the country responsive to the unique health needs of the Kenyan population in each county and sub-county, in furtherance of devolution. 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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