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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to address only one aspect of this very important Bill; that is, the Act that develops the structures of the Cancer Prevention and Control Act. After we promulgated the new Constitution and set up the two levels of Government, we have realized that it is very important for the two levels to work together and share responsibilities. This Bill actually has to make sure that the two levels of Government work together to try and improve the delivery of service, particularly in this area of cancer. The cancer menace is, perhaps, one of the biggest challenges that we have in the world at the moment. In fact, the expenditure for cancer research in most of the countries is almost equal to the budget for security. The consequences of cancer are always fatal. I am sure that you know that. It is very important that we look at it as such, so that we can pay specific attention. This Bill actually encourages the two levels of Government to pay attention to this disease. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the things that we could do about this disease in trying to handle it is early diagnosis and detection. We can only do early detection if we are aware that this possibility is there. If we do not do this the consequences of us not detecting this disease early are going to be very fatal. The development of the Cancer research, prevention and control is very important. We will need the total support of both levels of Government. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we continue to handle cancer diseases, we generate a lot of data. This data is scattered in all the institutions which manage or attempt to manage these diseases. It is the generation of this data that forms a very important bank, in which we can have data to do research and improve the way that we shall fight this menace. This data will be held both at the county governments and national Government levels. I believe that with the establishment of an institution like this, all this data will be put under one roof. This data can be analyzed and a way can be found in which it can be utilized for the betterment of the management of these diseases. I, therefore, support this Bill because it goes a long way in actually enabling the facilitation of the usage of the data which is generated, to handle this very serious ailment that is a growing global problem which is affecting us in our country, both nationally and at the county level. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I urge all Senators to support this Bill, particularly the area of cancer research. This is a new area, although we know that some attempts have been made by the national Government to try and set up a central control where we can manage these diseases. It would be better if the counties also could have a base from which we can collect this data. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support the Bill."
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