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    "id": 618485,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/618485/?format=api",
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make a contribution on this Bill. This is an extremely important Bill. It is key in the delivery of healthcare services in this country. The contribution of biomedical engineering in healthcare is paramount at this time and it is increasing. Many times, these days, diagnosis is made using machines and not just the skill of the health personnel. If the machines are not well calibrated, the diagnosis is likely to be wrong. Treatment is now done through the interventions of equipment and machines that are actually manufactured, repaired and even operated by biomedical engineers. So, it is extremely important that we look at this area. This area of practice straddles the two disciplines of engineering and medicine. In both cases, as we know, those are professions of precision. If there is no precision, the diagnosis and treatment is likely to be wrong and the patient is likely to suffer."
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