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"content": "Why should some people be condemned to die at the age of 46 while others can live up to over 70 years of age because of proper medical services in the same country? Article 27(4) of the Constitution states:- “The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth.” Article 43(1) (a) of the Constitution states:- “Every person has the right- (a) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care; In addition, Article 43(2) says:- “A person should not be denied emergency medical treatment.” Further, Article 53(c) of the Constitution states:- “Every child has the right- (c) basic nutrition, shelter and health care;” Mr. Speaker, Sir, more importantly Article 174 on the Objects of Devolution emphasizes on the need to promote services throughout Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is a cry to this House to listen to the citizens of this country whose medical bills are piling up and poor health is wanting. All they want is for us, as Government, to facilitate equitable distribution of medical services with the resources available to us. I know that we have hospitals out there which are considered to be hospitals but are very wanting. Level 5 hospitals are at the level of provincial hospitals. We know that provinces now are equivalent to the county with the devolution we have. So, we should have 47 equivalent provincial hospitals in all the 47 counties. Level 4 hospitals are equivalent to district hospitals. We know very well that the sub-county right now is the equivalent of a constituency and is more or less equivalent to a district. So, for one to demand that we have Level 4 hospitals which is equivalent to district hospitals, at that level, is not a tall order. A district hospital should make proper diagnosis with proper laboratories and conduct surgical interventions of major emergencies in that area and, at least, have some referral facilities from the local smaller health facilities like Level 2 and 3. Level 1 is the community health facilities. Level 2 are the dispensaries and Level 3 are the health centers. So, having a Level 4 hospital in every constituency in every district is really a right of the people. Level five hospitals should give all the support that is given in the other four facilities plus training facilities so that we have our nurses and clinical officers trained at that level. A level 5 hospital should also accommodate medical officer interns from the universities. We have many universities coming up with the training of medical doctors. They need facilities for training. Therefore, Level 5 hospitals should accept these kinds of staff. It is my humble request that this House considers my Motion, approves it and looks for resources. This Motion is not meant for political reasons. I have not looked at The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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