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    "id": 49598,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Mugo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Health and Sanitation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 85,
        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
        "slug": "beth-mugo"
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    "content": "(i) Establishment of the District Heath Management Team which oversees the general health service provision in the district through monitoring and evaluation. (ii) The community units are empowered with resources such as seven motorbikes for the community health extension workers and 50 bicycles for the community health workers. (iii) The establishment of Kitigich Model Health Centre will further enhance the health of the residents for it will be a referral point for the neighbouring dispensaries which includes maternity as well as laboratory services. (iv) The Health Services Sector Fund (HSSF) is a financial aid to the rural health facilities meant to empower them offer better services. For example, three health centres in Kuresoi District received HSSF funds in the Financial Year 2011. The Ministry is giving Kshs460,000 per year to a committee which is already gazetted to run the Fund. We have already given the first two installments which amounts to Kshs400,000 and the remaining Kshs60,000 will be for the final quarter. My Ministry also offers outreach services supplemented by the health partners such as Tenwek for immunization and VCT and Tefa, offering ART and antiretroviral services. This is in conjunction with my Ministry. (v) Provision of water testing kits to be used for analyzing the water in the districts. (vi) Provision of water tanks to support those facilities without adequate water. (c) My Ministry has already issued Ndoinet, Kiptororo and Kuresoi with HSSF funds to enhance the capacity. Under the Economic Stimulus Package, my Ministry has also recruited five nurses plus two public health officers who were the only available in the district. As you are aware, we were recruiting 20 public health officers per constituency. We have requested the Public Service Commission (PSC) to allow us to recruit from the constituencies which had more than 20, so that we can post them to the district. We are waiting for the approval to do so. The same will be deployed depending on the priorities in the district. Attempts are in place to get more staff as I have just said."
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