{"id":141218,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/141218/?format=json","text_counter":330,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Kshs2,285,043,886 will cater for operation and maintenance expenses, including purchase of medical commodities. A further Kshs1,025,000,000 is a grant to Kenya Medical Research Institute to support its operations. My Ministry faces the following challenges: Maternal and child mortality. Maternal and child mortality remains a major public health problem in Kenya. Despite the country’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the country has lagged behind in meeting most of the child survival and safe motherhood targets."}