{"id":178831,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/178831/?format=json","text_counter":226,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"NACC-SPONSORED WORKSHOP TO UPDATE MEMBERS ON NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS Hon. Members, you have heard what the Minister of State for Special Programmes has said. I wish to reiterate that the HIV/AIDS scourge is a very serious issue facing our people across the country and, indeed, across the globe. As a matter of fact, the President did, some years back, declare HIV/AIDS a national disaster. So, we must give it due concern and attention. Hon. Members, participation in that workshop is, therefore, very important. Nevertheless, I would like to add that the whole workshop is sponsored by the NACC. I repeat: The workshop is sponsored by NACC. That means that all the air tickets to Mombasa and back, including transport from the airport to the hotel and vice-versa, and the costs of boarding and lodging will be borne by NACC. May I wish you the best of luck during your Mombasa deliberations on the HIV/AIDS problem facing the country."}