{"id":95548,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/95548/?format=json","text_counter":64,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Gesami","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Public Health and Sanitation","speaker":{"id":19,"legal_name":"James Ondicho Gesami","slug":"james-gesami"},"content":"It should be noted that most maternal deaths are actually preventable. The steps that have been taken by the Ministry are to set up a budget line for family planning services. Family planning is the most cost-effective and efficient strategy for reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality as well as prevention of maternal to child transmission of HIV."}