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    "id": 590715,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/590715/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "THAT, aware that cancer is a leading cause of death globally with more than 70 per cent of all cancer deaths occurring in developing countries; further aware that in Kenya, the disease ranks third among the main causes of death after infections and cardiovascular diseases and accounts for up to 18,000 deaths annually, with over 82,000 new cases reported annually; noting that over one- third of cancer patients experience clinical anxiety and depression, profoundly affecting families psychologically and economically; cognizant of the fact that some of the patients travel up to 600 kilometers to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the only public hospital that hosts most of the oncologists in Kenya; further cognizant of the fact that the remaining small number of oncologists are mainly based in Nairobi; deeply concerned that only a few patients get admission or outpatient treatment due to monetary constraints, this House resolves that the Government mitigates the situation by offering scholarships to at least one medical masters student per county to study oncology and sign contractual agreements with them to serve in designated cancer treatment and management centres, building partnerships with existing medical institutions in local public universities for provision of training opportunities and emphasizing on the use of telemedicine and e-medicine to eliminate distance barriers and improve access to medical services."
}