{"id":188177,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/188177/?format=json","text_counter":109,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":193,"legal_name":"Peter Anyang' Nyong'o","slug":"peter-nyongo"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me go back to the question. My appeal is for us to have a much more serious national blood donation day, to make sure that we have enough reserves of natural blood in our blood bank. I am sure that the steps being taken by the Ministry will ascertain that we have enough blood in the nation. I, again, appeal to the private health institutions--- Hon. Members should appeal to them in their various constituencies that blood is such an essential lifeline for human beings that it should not be bought at a cost that is not ethical. Let us not hold our patients to ransom by withholding such an essential input to their health system, or by charging them a fortune. That is the appeal that I would make. In the meantime, the hon. Member will have his profession respected."}