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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to support and congratulate Sen. Were and Sen. Olekina for the report of the CPA. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not wish to go to the benefits because Sen. Poghisio has very well captured them. However, in terms of the content of the report, I am happy that the areas of focus of the report are very topical. African countries need to think about them, for example, the human trafficking aspect. The other area of focus is one of teenage pregnancies and the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we were looking at the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), we were appalled to see how little we spend on our health. About six per cent of our revenue is what goes to health. However, HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancies are beyond health; they are social issues. In fact, women and young girls are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDs and other communicable diseases according to the statistics. Therefore, the fact that African countries have picked on this is very encouraging. We look forward to seeing some of the strategies that the commonwealth countries will put in place so that there is information and experiences sharing, learning from each other and scaling up some of what has worked in other parts of Africa. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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