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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr Susan Nakhumicha",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Health",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Speaker, however, the Ministry is working with ICG, Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) and GAVI to finalise the multi-year preventive Oral Cholera Vaccine Plan to ensure we protect the high-risk counties. I would like to emphasise that Oral Cholera Vaccine is a complementary intervention that must be implemented alongside basic water, sanitation and hygiene measures. On the third part of the Question, there are strategies that the Ministry, in collaboration with county governments, has put in place to ensure effective distribution and administration of the vaccine. The Ministry, in conjunction with participating counties, has established incident management structures at both levels that comprise teams responsible for coordination, planning, and logistics management and operations. To ensure effective distribution of vaccines, national and county teams have been trained on all aspects of the campaign which not only include vaccine administration but also surveillance, case management, prevention, risk communication and community engagement. Granular micro-planning at the county level has ensured that all households and other areas of community congregation have been mapped and are being visited by vaccination teams. Our primary vaccination strategy is through house-to-house visits. However, we are also vaccinating in health facilities and temporary fixed posts such as markets and schools in the participating counties. We also have teams specifically trained to reach hard-to-reach areas and transit areas in the counties. To support these efforts, transportation and facilitative field allowances are supported by the GAVI Alliance through ICG. The Ministry and county Departments of Health have trained and deployed supervisors at all levels. We have also deployed innovative Information and Communications Technology (ICT) supervision tools to monitor the campaign. We are also reviewing daily campaign performance through daily review meetings at both national and county levels. There is a Question on the number of personnel involved and resources allocated to the ongoing oral Cholera vaccination drive. A total of 14,812 personnel are involved in the campaign directly. This number includes community health promoters, healthcare workers acting as vaccinators, field team supervisors, sub-county supervisors, county supervisors, national supervisors and partners supporting the field teams. The total operational cost of the campaign is Ksh129,422,534. I submit, Hon. Temporary Speaker and Hon. Members."
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