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    "id": 971273,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mbito",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13225,
        "legal_name": "Michael Maling'a Mbito",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in respect to the prayers made in this Petition, the Committee made the following determination- (1) On the prayer to initiate the subsidy of the price of medicine to a more affordable price, the Committee notes that the Ministry of Health has put in place various interventions aimed at increasing access to and affordability of care. The Ministry has developed an updated Kenya Essential Medical List which includes drugs necessary for the treatment of connective tissue disorders which will be availed in all public health facilities under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme. (2) On the issue of ensuring that there are more qualified dermatologists and rheumatologists in all hospitals, the Committee notes that the Ministry of Health has put in place various interventions aimed at increasing the number of specialist and sub- specialists in the country which include the introduction of collegiate and on-site training programmes to fast-track and expand training opportunities. Policy discussions with the Council of Governors (CoG) aimed at easing the burden of post-graduate training by taking up the cost of training and salaries of post-graduate doctors, plans for deployment of specialists in-training programme from post-graduate training institutions to satellite health facilities in the field, promotion of health and telemedicine services and forging of partnerships and collaborations with medical professional associations such as ArthRheuma to develop guidelines and curriculum for training medical officers, clinical officers, nurses and patients. (3) On the prayer to initiate the recognition of this group as Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and, therefore, get tax exemption, the Committee acknowledges that the persons with connective tissues disorders can develop functional limitations that progressively worsen over time and result into actual disability. Where the functional impairment of the individual with connective tissue disease crosses certain thresholds, there are already mechanisms in place to medically assess the threshold of disability and make recommendations for the registration to the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD). (4) On the prayer to intervene for the undersigned group to obtain a proper cover under the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), the Committee notes that the NHIF covers the connective tissue diseases in all benefits packages that it offers under the managed Schemes. However, for the patients in ordinary NHIF cover, the benefit"
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