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"content": "even resources for health, drugs and supplies, the role and the level of engagement of county governments and mental health and psychosocial support. Subsequently, pursuant to Article 118 of the Constitution, and the Senate Standing Orders on public participation, the Committee invited stakeholders and members of the public to submit written memorandum arising from and or related to this pandemic. As of 27th of April, 2020, the Committee had received a total of 160 written submissions from members of the public, from public and private institutions and a majority of which directly addressed concerns arising from this first thematic area of health. So today, that it is the focus for this Report. Boldly speaking, the key issues of public concern are isolated and categorized from the various written submissions to the Committee included: access to information, universal access to health care, community health services testing, Personal Protective Equipment popularly known as PPEs, availability and access to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facilities in the country, quarantine and isolation, human resources for health, health products and technologies, access to essential and energy services, mental health and psychosocial support. Having deliberated upon and analyzing the various issues and concerns raised on these issues, we held a number of sittings, seven key meetings; 13 key stakeholders’ sessions in the health sector for all levels of government, the National and the county; professional associations and societies, health worker union, private sector as indicated below. From the Government agencies and departments, we met with the Ministry of Health led by the CS. We met the Council of Governors (COG), the County Assemblies Forum (CAF) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). I will speak more about that later. We also met the representative health worker groups, professional associations such Kenya Medical Association (KMA), National Nurses Association (KMA) of Kenya, National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK), Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya, Kenya Association of Clinical Pathologists. From the Health Workers Union, we met the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU), the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU), Kenya Union of Clinical Officers and the Kenya Union of Nurses. From the private sector, we met the Kenya Healthcare Federation. These are the private health providers and Coalition of Community Health workers (CHWs). I wish to take this opportunity on behalf of the Senate to thank all of them for the very useful contribution and for the work that they are doing. I pray that God may continue to bless them as they stand in the frontline of our battle against Corona. Based on the analysis of the written memorandum and the submissions made by the key stakeholders in the health sector, the Committee is pleased to table before this House this third progress report, which I will urge Senators to look at as a substantive proposal, observations and recommendation for adoption. Once adopted, then we can follow the implementation of these very specific recommendations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this situation is a highly evolving one; things keep changing everyday and as such, the observations and recommendations contained in this Report reflect the situational context and information that was available to the Committee 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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