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"content": "(viii) disease surveillance, prevention and control. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Printed Estimates for the Financial Year 2010/2011 allocated to my Ministry, the total budget is Kshs22,571,753,181 which is broken down as follows:- This figure has been broken down as follows:- The total amount is Kshs9,594,280,100. Out of that, Kshs6, 279,865, 750 or 65.5 per cent of the Recurrent budget is for personal emoluments and Kshs3,314,414,340 or 34.5 per cent of the Recurrent budget is for operations and maintenance. The total amount allocated to my Ministry in the Development budget for the Financial Year 2010/2011 is Kshs12,977,473.081. Out of that, Kshs8,034,473,078 or 62 per cent comprises of commitments from the countryâs development partners and Kshs4,943,003 or 38 per cent is from the Government of Kenya. That is inclusive of the funds for the Economic Recovery and Poverty Alleviation Programme totalling Kshs3,636,000,000. Let me comment a bit about the Economic Recovery and Poverty Alleviation Programme in the Financial Year 2010/2011. My Ministry has been allocated Kshs3,636,000,000 broken down as follows:- Recruitment of nurses and other health workers - Kshs2,071,000,000. Construction of buildings - Kshs1 billion. Purchase of beddings and linen - Kshs100 million. Lease of vehicles - Kshs294 million. Refined fuels and lubricants - Kshs60 million. Purchase of bicycles and motor cycles - Kshs111, 000,000. We are, indeed, grateful for the gesture that the Government has shown by continuing to channel resources to the health sector. However, whereas public funding for the health sector for both the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Ministry of Medical Services has increased in absolute terms from Kshs34.354 billion in the Financial Year 2007/2008 to Kshs51.272 billion in 2009/2010 thus reflecting an increase of 49 per cent, the overall allocations, that is, Recurrent and Development has remained within the same range of 6 per cent and 6.9 per cent of the overall total Government Budget over the last three years. This is way below the 15 per cent target set under the Abuja Declaration of 2001 in which Heads of States and Governments made specific commitments under the African Union. Kenya is also a signatory of the Maputo Declaration in which Heads of States and Governments of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States committed themselves to implement policies that focus on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable sections of our communities. In the Maputo Declaration, the Heads of States and Governments called for an increase of international support for programmes which are designed to assist the vulnerable members of our communities. Some of the pro-poor policies in the social sector included, but not limited to, education, women empowerment, child and maternal health, HIV/AIDS and malaria. In light of the Maputo Declaration, Kenya has made considerable progress in reducing infant mortality rate from 77 per 1000 live births to 52 per 1000 live births in 2008. HIV/AIDS prevalence reduced from 6.7 per cent in 2003 to 6.3 per cent in 2008/2009. Despite the advances made in delivering our mandate as a Ministry, we continue to experience challenges especially in the following areas:- Maternal and child mortality, non-communicable diseases, poverty levels and inadequate budgetary allocations. This is a major challenge especially in so far as provision of essential commodities is concerned. The allocation of Kshs1.186 billion to procure and distribute drugs during the Financial Year, 2010/2011 is inadequate. The Government plans to introduce the Pneumococcal vaccine in the immunization schedule for children through Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI). One of the conditions is co-financing to the tune of Kshs48,780,664. It is regrettable that the co-financing is not provided for in the Budget and, therefore, the Government risks losing out on the GAVI funding of Kshs1,628,188,800. That is a major area which is of great concern to my Ministry. Adverse weather conditions have seen an influx of incidences of disasters and resultant disease outbreaks such as cholera and malaria, which have negatively impacted on the current resources. In conclusion, I wish to request this House to approve the total budgetary allocation of Kshs22,571,753,181 for the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation - Vote 49 - for the Financial Year 2010/2011. I beg to move and request hon. Duale to second the Motion."
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