Dr. James Gesami

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that circumcision is a surgical procedure and it is given, as a matter of procedure, for the parent who wants his infant to be circumcised. Therefore, there is a fee to that effect by the hospital because there is a lot that is required to be done. I will not make an undertaking that those who want the procedure to be done in hospital will not pay something small. Surgical procedures, as a matter of fact, are paid for by the clients. I cannot undertake that one. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already indicated that there are several strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention in this country, one of them being the use of condom. I have also indicated to you that this is a new proven method that circumcision significantly reduces the transmission of HIV/AIDS. We, as a Ministry, have included it in all those strategies that we undertake to prevent HIV/AIDS infection in this country. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when it was conclusively found out that circumcision can prevent almost 60 per cent of HIV/AIDS transmission, we put it out as a strategy and it is all over the country that circumcision reduces the chances of HIV/AIDS transmission. This is known to the public. Maybe it has not gone to the hon. Member’s domain, but health workers are going out there holding education sessions saying clearly that, that is one method that we have added on to fight HIV/AIDS transmission. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already answered that by saying that we have put it as one of our strategies of fighting the HIV/AIDS transmission which we are rolling out to Kenyans. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the National HIV/AIDS Control Programme which is situated at the Kenyatta National Hospital Complex is the one in charge of that division of knowledge of circumcision and how to prevent transmission. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: (a) It is true that Wamba Sub-District Hospital has not been issued with an AIE from 2009 to date, following the split of the original Ministry of Health since its status remained that of a health centre. The records that we have show that Wamba Health Centre had at some point in 2008 been proposed as a district hospital for Samburu East District. The proposal was, however, not followed through and the facility was, therefore, never gazetted as a hospital due to the facility’s physical infrastructure. In the gazette status, it remains a health centre. The Wamba Health Centre, through ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already indicated that Wamba Sub-District Hospital is no longer a sub-district hospital and therefore, it does not deserve an AIE. All health centres in the country get HSSF. That is why we are saying that the Wamba Health Centre will get Kshs450,000 for this financial year and the next financial year. I have also indicated that we cannot give the facility the Kshs450,000 until we have gazetted the committee to take charge of those funds. We are asking the Member to send us the names and if they are at the Ministry headquarters, ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, this health centre was supposed to have been upgraded to a sub-district level. I have also indicated that for a facility to be upgraded to sub-district level, there must be basic infrastructure, for example, a mortuary, an X-ray machine and a laboratory. That is why up to this stage, Wamba Sub-District Hospital has not taken off. Therefore, we need to have these things in place. We hope we will get enough funding to provide those facilities before we hand it over to the Ministry of Medical Services. With regard to the ... view
• 14 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The following are the 26 gazetted dispensaries in Masinga Constituency:- Masinga Health Centre, Kivaa Health Centre, Mukusa Dispensary, Ngechani Dispensary, Katulye Dispensary, Kikumini Dispensary, Kangode, Ikatini, Ekalakala, Mutesya--- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether I should read the entire list because I have already given the Member the list. view