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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "content": "symptoms and being able to interpret them. The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraging countries to do this. I am happy that the President is in the USA. I am also happy because my brother Sen. Sifuna yesterday asked why part of the Government delegation was in the country. Without the prejudice of Standing Order No. 101, I would have wished he were here. However, in our culture, you leave the son or the daughter, you trust to care for the home. You do not go with them away. Yesterday, I also saw that AZIMIO issued a statement saying that they are also part of the delegation that went to the USA. I have also seen the Minority leadership. Although they are talking about bipartisanship in that team, I am aware that Sen. Sifuna is in the country. That reflects on his standing within his party. However, that is a story for another day. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on e-health patients, it will ensure timelines and communication. I am happy because in your gallery, there are students. Some of them would want to pursue medicine. This will also be part of the learning. I hope after the passage of this, even in the training of medicine among doctors, the issue of tele-medicine and e-health will feature prominently going into the future of medicine in this country. There are some key results of the common use of M-Health or Mobile health, like the one I was using. We also have tele-health or telemedicine. Telemedicine is where you call your doctor and tell him how you are feeling. It is associated with the e-computing of big data and security. These stakeholders continue to be involved in many of the issues that we continue to have challenges. When change comes to a sector, there is always resistance. I hope the medical world, especially in Kenya, will be ready. We are not taking away the role of anybody, but ensure that we are there. On the issue of the National Health Survey - and I have indicated this - can you believe, that in 2021, 37.5 per cent of the nation were using telemedicine for 12 months? All of us use it including myself. When I am unwell, I call my doctor and tell him I am feeling this way. That is what we call telemedicine. About 37 per cent of Kenyans are using it. Among women, telemedicine use increased with age. I do not know whether women care so much about their health. I think as you get older, you become keen on health. You also choose what you eat. You start eating less sugar. Nutritionists advise us not to take a lot of sugar, salt, meat or overdrink the other hard stuff. We have even been told not to take a lot of tea, to take one glass or two of wine and so forth. You know, Jesus took wine. Let us take everything in moderation. That notwithstanding, 42 per cent of women, compared to 31.7 per cent of men use telemedicine. I always see some funny things on social media, where men are normally accused of being careless about their lives and health. Therefore, women are doing a good job of ensuring that they keep themselves healthy. I would have expected the Deputy Majority Leader to applaud that. While telemedicine refers specifically to remote clinical services, telehealth can refer to non-clinical services. I think primary health care is a term of technology."
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