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    "id": 566352,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/566352/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Musyoka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Mbinya Musyoka",
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    "content": "This is a very important Motion. It is important for us to have blood transfusion centres at the county level. Although we have devolved healthcare, we have to do the implementation progressively. Healthcare is not cheap. If we put blood transfusion centres in every constituency or sub-county, it will be very expensive to implement and we may not have enough personnel to run the centres. So, having them at the county level is more realistic. I support that. I also support the proposal that we should have ICU centres in every county. The national Government should provide equipment to the counties and this is part of the Pesa Mashinani initiative to take money to the grassroot level. Having the ICU and blood transfusion centres in the counties will go a long way in improving healthcare of our people. Right now, we only have regional centres that give this service. We have lost some patients because of logistical problems in terms of trying to get blood from the national transfusion centre. It is very important for us to implement the provisions of this Motion as soon as possible. We should not continue losing lives for lack of blood. Once we have these centres, the counties will revamp these services and take the issue with the seriousness that it deserves, so that the transfusion centres are operational and can serve our patients better."
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