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    "id": 748363,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "Despite the improvements we have had in health 2003 and 2008, one area which has remained unaffected and the data has been bad is maternal mortality. Therefore, it is necessary for this area to be emphasised so that we can look at the issue of maternal deaths. Nobody would like to have our women dying when doing the most important job in this world of giving birth to children. This is extremely important. Clause 15 on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health to develop health policies, laws, administrative procedures and programmes in consultation with county governments and health sector stakeholders is extremely important. This is because devolution has not been able to set similar standards and adhere to policies across all the counties. That is why you see some counties like Makueni doing extremely well in health care to the extent that they almost have free health care. Others are not doing well because we do not have policies and standards we can ask all the counties to adhere to. Therefore, bringing this out is extremely important. Developing through regulatory bodies of training and providing institutions for training must be regulated across the country in all the counties. The position of the Director-General of Medical services was a big argument. The feeling was that any health worker can become the Director-General would put the country in a very awkward situation because worldwide, even in the World Health Organisation (WHO) which for 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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