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    "speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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    "content": " Thank you very much. I beg to move: THAT, the Community Health Workers Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.53 of 2022), be now read a Second Time. Let me begin by stating that the Community Health Workers Bill 2022, which I sponsored, was published on 26th October 2022. This Bill was read the First Time in the House on Wednesday, 14th June 2023 and committed to the Departmental Committee on Health for consideration and reporting to the House, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 127. The principal objective of the Bill is to provide a framework for the regulation of Community Health Workers (CHWs). Community Health Workers are important as they are the health personnel who deal directly with the community, as they are familiar with the homesteads in their areas of residence, as well as with the language of the people. They assist in preventive care education of homesteads, knowing that the people are in need of various healthcare services. Despite the fact that the First Schedule of the Health Act Cap 241, which recognises community health services at Level 1, managed by community health extension service workers, most of the CHWs, now known as Community Health Promoters (CHPs), are volunteers who are, sometimes, paid allowances belatedly or not paid at all. The proposed legal framework will enhance the recognition and regulation of CHWs, and allow their entrenchment in the Government health delivery system. The Bill seeks to establish the Community Health Workers Council, and the Community Health Workers Disciplinary Committee to regulate the conduct of CHWs. The main function of the Council is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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