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    "id": 719757,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/719757/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1955,
        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Bill is very important and we should make sure that it is implemented. When you compare what the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) recommended and what we have given them, you will realize that some elements have been left out. I must thank the drafters of this Bill because they are explaining why they were not able to give money as recommended by CRA. This is a constitutional requirement. You will recall there are also some important things which the CRA recommended, for example, the establishment of two regional cancer treatment centres which we have not funded. Cancer has become a major killer. As we move forward, this is one of the areas that, as a country, we need to prioritise and make sure our people are able to access treatment. As I conclude, a lot of money has gone to the health sector. We have grants for maternal health care. We have grants for equipment leasing and so many other grants. It is important that, even if we provide the equipment and infrastructure, without the human resources and our doctors working, it is an effort which cannot achieve any result. So, I urge the Government to take this matter of doctors’ strike seriously and make sure we come up with a mechanism so that doctors can resume their duties. Otherwise, we will provide equipment; we will provide money for maternal health care, but the people will continue dying. The most important factor in treatment is the doctor and the human resource factor which we do not have. With those comments, I support this Bill and wish that the money will be used for the intended purposes as it has been appropriated by this important House."
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