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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also observed that the poverty levels across the counties are contributing a lot to the disease burden, especially the chronic diseases like blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. It was very pathetic to find that people have to travel far distances on weekly basis to check their blood pressure, sugar levels, get the regular treatment for those diseases and for cancer patients to do chemotherapy. The inability of our citizens to pay for and sustain such regular treatment was a common observation across the counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee came up with recommendations. The first one is that the counties should prioritize the health sector in their budgets and try to make sure that they have the highest level of care, by improving and upgrading their hospitals. They need to have essential equipment for diagnosis, like MRI, CT Scan and other specialized equipment. The hospitals should also have accident and emergency centres and intensive care units, since now we will be depending on the counties to provide those services that were being provided in referral hospitals. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is need for the establishment of medical training centres and blood banks. There were a lot of issues regarding the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) and---"
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