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    "id": 413087,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/413087/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Odera",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2858,
        "legal_name": "Arthur Papa Odera",
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    "content": "Thank you Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise Pursuant to Standing Order No 44 (2) (c ) to make a Statement request from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, regarding the creative and preventive measures practised in the health care field, and standards of health generally. The health care situation in this country appears to have focused primarily on curative measures, at the expense of working to prevent occurrence of those ailments in the first place. Our citizens are therefore placed at a disadvantage given the current high cost of diagnosis and treatment, especially for chronic and terminal ailments. In the Statement, the Chairperson should inquire into and report on; one, the statistics of those who seek treatment, that is, the percentage of patients who recover fully, those who die of their ailments and the percentage that continues to live with the effects of those ailments. Two, when will the Government improve services in public hospitals, by providing equipments, deploying sufficient medical staff and ensuring adequate bed and ward space? Three, what standard of service patients seeking medical attention in public hospitals should expect in terms of waiting time, quality of attention and availability of drugs and equipment for testing and examination? Lastly, why is it that Kochonya District Hospital in Teso North Constituency refers patients to other district hospitals and when will steps be taken to resolve the acute shortage of medical personnel, drugs, wards and equipment?"
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