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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "My apologies, I look at this side and could not see him. Thank you very much, Senator, for your contribution and in fact, you referred to some hospitals who are attempting to do this project. I am grateful to hear that some hospitals are trying to carry out this programme. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to repeat what has been said by my colleagues but I want to echo some of the things that have been mentioned particularly the cost of implementing Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and its usage is high. Whereas I want to agree with that, I do not see anything higher in terms of cost than life itself. We can save his life, for whatever price. I would think that this is adequate enough to be able to spend than the cost. Misdiagnosis is a very expensive venture, and I think if we can spend some money to save misdiagnosis, then I think we would have spent that coin wisely. A few years ago, it was costing US$7,500 to do an international connectivity. By the year 2011, it had come down to US$650 to do international connectivity. I am sure by now, this cost has significantly come down and even the connectivity locally is even lower. I think this should be affordable to our institutions. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude, I would like to implore the Governors and those people who are responsible for building the infrastructure for medical purposes or delivery of health services in the county to invest in the training of medical personnel. This is a very important aspect because these personnel are the drivers of these tools. Unless we have well trained medical personnel on the ground, then it will be useless putting the ICT systems in place. It is very important that we continue, in the meantime as we develop this system to also continue training personnel. I mean personnel who are experts in their various fields. There is this belief in the counties that anybody who is wearing a white coat is a doctor. I want us to move away from this. It is this denial of the fact that there is a whole lot of difference between anybody wearing a white coat and a recognized and a registered consultant in this country. We must be able to recognize that and go out of our way and train these personnel. It is only with this personnel that this country can offer the kind of 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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