Dr. James Gesami

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please protect me! view
• 10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we will try the hiring of ambulances and we shall give a feedback to the Treasury if it does not work. But this is a new idea that was read out during the Budget Speech and we all listened to it. view
• 10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we actually pressed the Treasury to tell us about this hiring of vehicles and they decided to give us that as evidence that they are doing something about it. So, I decided to table it because they gave it to us. view
• 10 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question was taken initially to the Ministry of Medical Services and we got it this morning. I would like to seek for the indulgence of the House so that I can bring the answer next week on Wednesday morning. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry, through the Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, has initiated a National Diabetes Comprehensive Care Programme. The purpose of this programme is to mainstream diabetes prevention and control at all levels of care, starting from the family; that is, the community level to the national level centres. In Migori District where Nyatike Constituency is located, five health care workers were trained on diabetes comprehensive care in August, 2010 and provided with the glucose testing machines. It is expected that the district clinics will establish community outreach services for screening and intensified ... view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (b) Treatment for diabetes is provided in public facilities at a subsidized price. For example, insulin is charged at Kshs200 in our health facilities, compared to Kshs1,800 in the private sector. However, this amount is not always affordable to many of our people due to high levels of poverty among our community members. For those who cannot afford to pay for treatment, there is a waiver and exemption in place. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think Nyatike Constituency used to be under Migori District, but because of the number of districts we have created, it is now under Nyatike District. I will ensure that we have some trained officers in Nyatike to look into diabetes. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that, in fact, some of the kits that we use in the treatment of diabetes are taxed. As a Ministry, we have requested the Treasury to exempt some of these products from duty. In fact, it is very expensive for a diabetic patient to undergo various laboratory examinations and we feel that we should approach the Treasury for assistance. This House has a responsibility to assist us to do that. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that diabetes is a silent killer. The Ministry has recently developed a comprehensive policy on diabetes. We have put this in a comprehensive package at the community level to make sure that the community health workers can reach every home. In actual fact, if you look at what we have in our community approach in every sub location, you will find that we have trained enough nurses and community health workers who can screen the patients so that those who are found to be diabetic can be given early treatment to prevent complications ... view