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    "id": 722774,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mohamed Abdi",
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        "id": 1188,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Abdi Haji Mohamed",
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    "content": "a clinical officer. When it comes to private practice or even general practice in institutions, no limitations should be put on the member. Once he qualifies and he is registered and licensed, when he is not in his institution or clinic, somebody else who is equally qualified and who can be employed by this person should be allowed to practise in the area. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the emphasis should be on the training and qualification. In private practice, the limitation that has been placed in this law is that somebody should only practise in a clinic. The sky should be the limit for anybody who is interested in private practice. If a member has financial muscle, he should be allowed to employ any other qualified medical professional to run the institution. He should be allowed to run clinics, nursing homes and even hospitals. There should be no need for somebody to be limited to running a clinic himself and not allow any other person. That law does not make a lot of sense. Therefore, at a later stage, I will propose amendments to that section. Second is on the Schedules in the Bill. We are trying to limit the type of medicine to be prescribed, equipment to be used and even ailments to be treated by a clinical officer. This is an archaic law that should not be allowed. We need to do away with that. Medicine is a dynamic field. Discoveries are made in medicine, equipment and procedures every day. If we put it in law that a clinical officer should only practise this type of medicine, treat this number of ailments, prescribe this type of medicine and use these procedures and equipment, that will be putting a lot of limitation on this cadre of medical professionals. In that area, also, the limit should be removed so that whether somebody is in private practice or in general practice working in a Government hospital where he is employed, there should not be any discrimination. The reality is that this person does what he is trained to do. The discoveries that are made every day are supposed to be followed. Limitations should not be placed in his way. We expect the Ministry to provide general guidelines for treatment of chronic ailments and new emerging ailments. Putting those limitations will not be acceptable. With that, I support the Bill."
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