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    "id": 1352871,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1352871/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on the acute shortage of anti-tuberculosis drugs countrywide. In the Statement, the Committee should: (1) Provide detailed information on the current status of anti-tuberculosis drug shortage in the country, outlining the specific medications facing deficits and their impact on county health services. (2) Elucidate on the primary causes contributing to the current scarcity, stating measures put in place by the Government to address the issue. (3) Disclose any relevant information on the existing financial arrangements between the Government of Kenya and its development partners, particularly United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Global Fund on the supply of anti-tuberculosis drugs and other essential medical commodities. (4) Outline the remedial and preventive measures implemented by the Government to tackle the crisis, clarifying whether they constitute stop-gap measures or permanent solutions. (5) Spell-out initiatives, if any, undertaken by the Government to consider reliance on external donors for anti-tuberculosis drugs and other essential medical commodities. (6) Determine measures or interventions the Government ought to implement to prevent similar occurrences in the future, addressing not only issues related to anti- tuberculosis treatment, but also essential medical commodities such as antimalarial and ARV treatment. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just one point. This is a matter that is extremely serious to us as Kenyans. Tuberculosis drugs have been missing from our hospitals for the last six months."
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