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    "id": 598347,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Onyura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Michael Aringo Onyura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion calling on the system to set up curriculum and systems for emergency response. This is quite timely. I start by thanking Hon. (Ms.) Musyoka for sponsoring this Motion. I had taken it for granted that part of the medical training curriculum covers as of necessity or as a matter of course, emergency responses. But since the Motion is brought by a medical doctor, it means that my assumption was not correct. If that is not happening, then this is something that should happen as at yesterday. The way an emergency case is handled right from the scene of the accident, for example, a car accident, fire or a bomb blast, can make a lot of difference between life and death or between full recovery and being crippled. This should be taken seriously and we should develop proper programmes that are well thought out, clearly detailed and properly coordinated nationally to cater for this requirement. At the simple of first-aid, this should be part of life skills that everybody should get. They should be provided everywhere like in schools and churches. This is something that should be provided as part of civic duty. All of us should be equipped with certain level of how to handle emergencies even at a simple first aid level. This can make a lot of difference. If it is mishandled, then it can be disastrous to the affected persons. Another alarming thing that I have just learnt from this Motion is that countrywide, only about 13 per cent of our health facilities are equipped to handle emergencies. I cannot understand how after 50 years of Independence, only 13 per cent of our facilities can handle emergencies. We should urge the authorities to ensure that the 13 per cent is considerably improved. We should now be thinking of even 100 per cent. That is an area that needs a lot of attention and improvement. Once training is provided and personnel are effective, we must ensure that equipment is available. There are certain things that go hand in hand with emergency care. With regard to blood bank, I was very dismayed the other week when I went to see a patient at the Busia District Hospital who was supposed to get blood transfusion. There was no blood anywhere in the hospital. I leant that there were quite a number of similar cases and patients had to look for money and go across the border into Uganda to look for blood. This needs to be addressed in a systematic way, so that necessary appeals and promotions are done, so that our hospitals do not run out of blood. If a major disaster happens around that area, people may lose lives where they The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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