Beth Mugo

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• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) A total of 245 cases of bites have been reported in Voi resulting into one death. The figures are as follows: Wundanyi, 76 bites and no deaths; Mwatate, 67 bites; Voi 94 deaths; Tansa, 11 deaths; Mwambirwa, 6 bites; and Voi 110 bites. (b) My Ministry has taken the following step to provide vaccines and control further spread of diseases: Supply of anti-rabies vaccines to help facilities to administer to those bitten by animals suspected to be having rabies. My Ministry has already placed an order for procuring more anti-rabies vaccines, since ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know of any minors who are being charged. 4016 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 10, 2008 Treatment is free for children up to five years of age. If there are any minors under five years who are being charged, then the hon. Member should let me know. However, the charges are very minimal. For health centres, it is Kshs20 and dispensaries, it is only Kshs10. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me remind the hon. Member that I am not "she"; I am an hon. Member of this House. To answer the question, I have just said that for children under five years, it is free. If he paid money for a child under five years to be treated, then he can let me know, since he might have been conned. However, for certain medicines for grown ups, it might be a bit higher, depending on what that treatment is. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) Statistical data estimates indicate that every year, 2,635 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. I also wish to confirm that there is direct correlation of cervical cancer, HIV/AIDS and other infections, since women with persistent infections of human papilloma virus (HPV), which is highly contagious and found in sexually active women below the age of 25 years, have 100 times greater risk of developing cervical cancer than uninfected women. (b) My Ministry has put in place the following measures to contain rising cases of cervical cancer:- (i) Screening services at provincial, ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to inform the hon. Member that I was personally in western Kenya in the last two weeks. I launched community health programmes both in western Kenya and Nyanza. We chose Busia District specifically to make sure that we are right down at the grassroots and many people came for that awareness. I directed my public health officers in the province to make sure that they are present in public barazas to educate people not on the cancer risk, but all the other health messages. I take your advice and we will go deeper to ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the truth is that, that vaccine is available. At the moment, that vaccine costs between Kshs30,000 to Kshs45,000 per dose, which is quite high. But it is a matter we are exploring. Indeed, I attended a conference in Uganda where, as regional Governments, we were looking into ways and means of making that vaccine available to our people. So, it is something that we are exploring. We are discussing on how the vaccine could be subsidised. We are also discussing that with our development partners. We also hope to start trials even if not in a ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the hon. Member that we do not have selected facilities for that. Every medical centre where we have services for reproductive health, that kind of information is available. I understand that, at Manga District Hospital, there is such a facility. At every hospital, we have a reproductive health department. That facility is available at every district hospital and health centre. So, do not look for special clinics October 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3079 which are giving that service. It is inclusive in our health service delivery. I would like to ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, to begin with, this vaccine is relatively new. So, it is not something that has been planned for in the past. I just said that it is something we are considering. He is right that it is cheaper to give vaccines than to treat, just as we give vaccines for polio and other diseases. So, this is one of the areas that we are trying to stress on and see how we can develop to the stage where we are able to give vaccines. But everything needs planning. We cannot say that we can immunize ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that question is for the Ministry of Medical Services, because they are in charge of the training of doctors in this country; but it also touches on my Ministry. I will definitely discuss it with my colleague to see how the situation could be improved. view