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    "id": 207411,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the truth is that, if you run away from reality, you cannot combat HIV/AIDS. Today, Western Province reports 112,000 cases of prevalence. Nyanza Province reports 183,000 cases. It is important to compare what it is that is going on that makes those differences, when we come from the same geographical region! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is the area of intervention. If we want to cut off the number of orphans who have HIV/AIDS, we must decide: When do we want to intervene? We have an opportunity, if we can emphasize the prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV/AIDS. That way, we can reduce the number of orphans. By that, I mean that the Government, the Provincial Administration, health workers and everybody should do everything possible to ensure that all ante-natal mothers receive vaccinations against HIV/AIDS, before they give birth. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the fact that, majority of mothers deliver at home, this is the time for the Government to support traditional birth attendants. It should ensure that traditional birth attendants are given an opportunity to administer that vaccine. It is also time that the Government gave a salary to traditional birth attendants, because they actually midwife majority of deliveries in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said this, there is the issue of research on the HIV/AIDS vaccine. I do not believe that we are supporting the National AIDS Research Initiative (NARI) sufficiently. If we give more money to this group of scientists, then we are going to make progress, and I believe, we will be moving in the right direction. There is also the question of the anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). We have to move quickly and make these drugs more available, because not many people have access to this very important group of drugs."
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