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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
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    "content": "postpartum depression. Once we have health care services for postpartum depression--- All of us go through that period. It will help women go through this stage. I have also seen provisions on postnatal care. Over 45 per cent of women cannot afford to go to hospitals when they conceive. It is a serious matter. You might find the woman only goes to the hospital when she is about to give birth, yet for the period of eight months, nothing has been observed. It is unfortunate most of the time they lose their children or they are severely malformed because there was no postnatal follow-up. So, I am happy that this has been covered in this Bill. Most women cannot afford paediatricians. This is a name for doctors who deal with infants. Maybe Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale can assist me. That is necessary also for women who deliver and do not have paediatricians. This Bill has taken care of that. The healthcare provider may refer the child to a relevant medical practitioner. That one is also covered in this Bill. Essential interventions are highly cost-effective and result in a benefit ratio. The reproductive health package is particularly quite hefty, but it is also important. This also covers the contraceptive services. When we go through poor reproductive health, the outcome of women and children may result in a risk factor, such as unsafe sex. Therefore, girls need to go through counselling on unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. I am happy that this Bill overhauls all the necessary issues on maternal, newborn and child. Another hidden reproductive health issue is infertility, which is key. In 2010, an estimated 48.5 per cent women were involuntary childless. I am hoping that this Bill will also cover that. You are all aware that I had my e-Health Bill, which now, has been transformed into the Digital Health Bill. It complemented the Maternal, Newborn and Child Bill. I may not be a champion of my eHealth Bill, since it has already been taken by the Government. However, I am happy that Sen. Beatrice has covered most of the things. If necessary, she can see whether telemedicine can be covered on this one. In telemedicine, a child does not have to be brought to Nairobi. All tests can be sent to Nairobi and then go back maybe to Meru or other places. Telemedicine is necessary in this and how the pharmacy tracks the medicine from point A to point B. All of that should be tracked together, so that a child, mother or newborn in Garissa or Tana River can be treated."
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