Dr. James Nyikal

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The people of this country need justice to be close to them. To split this process into two parts for one court to determine that there has been a violation of justice is unnecessary. If that role is assigned to the Magistrates’ Courts, it is in order. The matter of compensation, as it has been indicated, can be sought at a higher level. This makes things easier for the people in terms of accessing justice. I support the amendment. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as I support this, I realise that the legal profession is one where people take a long time to progress. One goes through university, gets a degree and then has to go through the KSL, which looks like a whole university 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
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: course on itself. In that context, if we reduce this period from five years to three years, we will be compensating for the length of period that they have taken in training. I support. view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this and then make an amendment. Emergency medical care is an important aspect of health. It is a life-saving activity or a disability saving activity. Emergency medical care is needed when you have a medical emergency which can arise any time. Common illnesses such as Malaria can present as a medical emergency that requires urgent attention. People are familiar with emergencies that occur during accidents. However, chronic illnesses like diabetes or hypertension can quickly turn into a medical emergency. Somebody who was perfectly well and going about ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: The care needed for this is urgent. It needs very special skills and many times it is something which, if one is well trained, will save lives and avoid long term disability by very simple measures. For those who are critically ill, that simple measure, if taken in time, will stabilise the patient and make it possible for the patient to get proper treatment and recover well. We cannot assume that all trained medical personnel, be they doctors, nurses or physiotherapists, are equipped with the skills that are required. They have general skills. In any case, depending on the level ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Many times, it is just a matter of minutes to save somebody’s life. In cases of caesarean section, sometimes you have only minutes to save the baby or the mother. You may have only minutes to save lives or the spine of somebody who is severely injured in a road accident. Therefore, an efficient system is necessary. If you look at the savings that we make, it is not that expensive. If people are treated at that point, the care afterwards in hospitals may be significantly shortened to cover that cost. view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: It is also important that we have retrieval systems for people who get injured in difficult situations. We need people involved in file retrieval to be trained. What is the situation in our country today? I am afraid to say that we have talked about the situation of healthcare in the country, but emergency care is even worse. The ambulances you see in many places are vans just with structures in them. Many times, they do not have even simple equipment like oxygen cylinders or breathing equipment for the patient and even a tool to give fluids. So, the situation ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: care that we need to look at. Therefore, apart from this Bill calling for a training curriculum, we need to look further and see how we can improve emergency care. view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Before I move the amendment that I am proposing, I want to contribute on the cost of emergency care. When people are in emergency situations, it is not fair to expect that they will have the means to pay for that care at that time. Therefore, when patients go to hospitals and find that they cannot be admitted because they do not have money, it is very unfortunate. We have a Health Bill that is under discussion and the proposal is that, as a matter of emergency, this country must evolve and establish a social health insurance that will make ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Motion be amended by:- view