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    "id": 141078,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/141078/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Medical Services",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 193,
        "legal_name": "Peter Anyang' Nyong'o",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, the vision of my Ministry is to be an efficient and cost effective medical care system for a healthy nation. Further, the Ministry’s mission is to promote and participate in the provision of integrated quality curative and rehabilitative services. The goal of the Ministry is to contribute to the reduction of health inequalities and improve the health impact and outcome indicators. The Ministry’s vision, mission and goal translate into strategic objectives which are as follows:- 1. Increase equitable access to health services particularly by establishing a universal social health insurance scheme guaranteeing access to health care to all Kenyans, particularly the poor. 2. To improve the quality and responsiveness of services in this sector. 3. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. 4. Enhance the regulatory capacity of the Ministry. 5. Foster partnerships in improving health and delivering services. 6. Improve the financing of the health sector. 7. Build capacity to achieve the Ministry’s mandate. Among the functions of the Ministry of Medical Services, as outlined in the Presidential Circular No.1 of 2008, include medical services policy, curative services, maternity services, hospitals, registration of doctors and paramedics, parastatals like Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching Referral Hospital, Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA). According to the national health accounts study of 2005/2006, 36 per cent of the total health expenditure was borne by households. The high level of household expenditure leads to impoverishment and deprivation of households in light of the fact that 46 per cent of the population live in absolute poverty. In recognition of this fact, the Government will continue to provide free drugs for Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in public and faith-based health facilities. A healthy population is critical for promoting economic development. This is in recognition of the fact that good health boosts the human capacity to be productive. Subsequently, this will enhance economic growth, contribute to poverty reduction and the realisation of the Kenya Vision2030’s social pillar goals. My Ministry is implementing reforms and flagship projects to meet the objectives of the Vision 2030 as well as the sector objectives which include management and accountability of health systems, improving hospital infrastructure, improving use of ICT and e-health in health delivery systems and strengthening the referral system and quality of care including giving provincial and high workload district hospitals namely Coast,"
}