David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (b) Distribution of drugs is done in cycles. For rural health facilities, health centres and dispensaries, there are four cycles or quarterly while for hospitals there are six cycles or bi-monthly. Distribution of drugs to rural health facilities has been completed for the first two cycles, that is, July to September, 2010 and October to December, 2010. Presently, distribution is on-going for the third cycle, that is, January to March, 2011. For the hospitals, distribution of drugs has been completed for three cycles, that is, July and August; September to October; and November to December. Distribution for the fourth cycle, ... view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (c) Since distribution of drugs has been done as scheduled, it is not correct to make reference to restocking of hospitals. Regarding security of public drugs, the Ministry has taken a number of measures to prevent leakages to private chemists. These include: - view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (i) Government of Kenya/Ministry of Medical Services markings on all drugs and other medical commodities up to the lowest pack possible. This is to ensure that drugs supplies are easily identified during inspections in private chemists. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (ii) Routine surveillance has been undertaken by the Pharmacists and Poisons Board together with the Drugs Inspectorate Division of the Ministry. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (iii) Improved inventory management for drugs in hospitals presently has made it easier to conduct regular audits and thus identify leakages. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (iv) Since public drugs can only find their way to private chemists through members of staff, the Ministry has ensured that any member of staff involved in theft of drugs is dismissed and prosecuted as necessary. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: (v) Distribution of drugs has been outsourced to avoid losses on transit as couriers take the responsibility in case of losses. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on a number of occasions whenever we visit these facilities, we normally come across patients who have been sent away by doctors using prescriptions to go and buy medicine in various chemists. Why does this happen if the hospitals are properly stocked with essential drugs? view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to dispute one point here. view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the Assistant Minister has stated - that they are engraving medicine - is not true. When you visit those facilities, you will see that--- view