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    "id": 943870,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Motion by Sen. Nyamunga on the engagement of community health workers by county governments. This Motion is very important and of benefit to us, especially being in a country that is looking forward to strengthening health systems. The able Senator has highlighted two points in the Motion, which is, developing a policy for training, certification and employment of community health workers to enhance emergency health services delivery in the counties. This is very important. It does not mean that we do not have these people; we do. It is only that when devolution came into place, the transition and the equipping of these personnel was neglected. We need to look at how best the transition of the policies that were at the national level can be strengthened to help these community health personnel that we still have in our communities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my colleagues have talked about public health, which is very important to this Motion. Most of the diseases such as Cholera are managed at the grassroots level. Right now, we are in the rainy season and we are likely to have a Cholera outbreak across the country. We shall also have snake bites in this season and other diseases that need to be controlled. The community health workers will be key especially in controlling and mobilising what is necessary for the treatment at the lower level, other than referring our sick people to health facilities at the other levels for treatment. Secondly, these people act as link persons between the community and the healthcare personnel. They are, therefore, very important. These are the people who give the real statistics on the ground to the health facilities and know what our communities are suffering from. They interact more with people and know what they are suffering 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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