Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: As I have said, this indicates the problem we have in implementing the Constitution that is well intended. I am happy that the Chair of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) is here. It is time that this Committee and other bodies sat down and started looking at our Constitution line by line as we implement it. We need to find out where we are having problems and look for ways of correcting them through amendments even if it means going for a referendum. view
• 6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support this Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I request that this amendment be dropped. All hospitals should receive the same treatment as long as they have a bed capacity of above 50. The question is that when you give tax relief to hospitals in particular, the people you should really be looking at are not investors. You should presume that the relief that is given actually benefits the patients and in that case, the more patients who benefit the better. Moreover, we are looking in a future where we should have universal health coverage based on insurance. At that time, there may not ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I request that this amendment be dropped. All hospitals should receive the same treatment as long as they have a bed capacity of above 50. The question is that when you give tax relief to hospitals in particular, the people you should really be looking at are not investors. You should presume that the relief that is given actually benefits the patients and in that case, the more patients who benefit the better. Moreover, we are looking in a future where we should have universal health coverage based on insurance. At that time, there may not ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Before I start, I wish to appreciate something that has happened in the international health that is of great significance to Africa and this country. For the first time in the history of the WHO, an African has been appointed as the Director-General. He is Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia. I think this is something we should appreciate. I know Dr. Tedros well. We worked with him when we introduced primary healthcare, and he took it very far in Ethiopia. He is very ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Before I start, I wish to appreciate something that has happened in the international health that is of great significance to Africa and this country. For the first time in the history of the WHO, an African has been appointed as the Director-General. He is Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia. I think this is something we should appreciate. I know Dr. Tedros well. We worked with him when we introduced primary healthcare, and he took it very far in Ethiopia. He is very ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: themselves and do normal work. What occupational therapists do is try to train these people to use whatever capacities are residual after the injury or illness to look after themselves, use that to do their daily work. Sometimes it is important that people learn completely new skills that they can perform. That is the area of occupational therapy. It is extremely important. I must point out because the Mover of the Bill is here, that occupational therapy and physiotherapy are very close. If we are going to have this regulation, we must start thinking how the two can be linked ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: themselves and do normal work. What occupational therapists do is try to train these people to use whatever capacities are residual after the injury or illness to look after themselves, use that to do their daily work. Sometimes it is important that people learn completely new skills that they can perform. That is the area of occupational therapy. It is extremely important. I must point out because the Mover of the Bill is here, that occupational therapy and physiotherapy are very close. If we are going to have this regulation, we must start thinking how the two can be linked ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: the areas where we can make amendments but in general, it follows a structure that is acceptable in terms of who sits in the council and so on. The Bill also has a good transition clause in terms of the way people are currently practising up to when the Act becomes operational. It is indicated that the Bill does not affect counties. However, if you look at it keenly, you will realise that all the regulatory authorities will affect the counties because the cadres we are regulating are to a large extent going to function in counties. Therefore, we should ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: the areas where we can make amendments but in general, it follows a structure that is acceptable in terms of who sits in the council and so on. The Bill also has a good transition clause in terms of the way people are currently practising up to when the Act becomes operational. It is indicated that the Bill does not affect counties. However, if you look at it keenly, you will realise that all the regulatory authorities will affect the counties because the cadres we are regulating are to a large extent going to function in counties. Therefore, we should ... view