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    "id": 145132,
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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",
        "slug": "peter-nyongo"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) From February 2009, the management of Lodwar District Hospital adopted an alternative method of preservation of bodies called embalment. This was occasioned by frequent breakdowns of the mortuary coolers on account of high external temperatures in Turkana and power surges which was putting a big strain on hospital funds. Two mortuary technicians were trained on the procedure and are now effectively applying the method to preserve bodies. The Ministry will, however, set aside funds in the first quarter of the new Financial Year 2009/2010 to rehabilitate some of the coolers at the hospital. This will be for the purpose of preserving limited bodies for which postmortem may be necessary. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hospital has one serviceable ambulance Registration No.GK A493N. It broke down last month on a routine trip to pick up a patient from Katilu Health Centre. It is currently in the garage undergoing repair work and modification which includes replacement of the heavy metal cabin with a lighter one made of fibre glass. The repairs and modifications will be completed by July 2009. (b) Unlike Lodwar District Hospital which is a facility directly managed by my Ministry, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital is a State corporation operating under a Board of Directors and independently managing its resources. For this reason, the hospital must maintain a balance of expenditure and income which includes subsidized charges levied on patients. Lodwar District Hospital on average refers five cases per month to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. These are normally patients with head injuries and those requiring orthopedic operations or CT scanning. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital receives such cases subject to compliance with its admission procedures which include payment of a deposit. Where patients are not able to raise deposits, procedures to access credit or waiver facilities are initiated. However, emergencies are always attended to promptly and issues of payments sorted out afterwards."
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