Michael Maling'a Mbito

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• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me start by agreeing with the Senate Majority Leader that the Motion of forming the ad hoc Committee has not constricted our work as a Committee on Health. I wish to confirm to this House that, we have engaged the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry Health and the CS for the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works. We also invited the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, who sent his Permanent Secretary (PS). We discussed a lot of issues to do with COVID-19 ... view
• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: 19 and we might end up forgetting that we already have people who are suffering from Malaria. We also have HIV/AIDS patients and TB patients. We want to make sure that as we move towards controlling this situation of COVID-19, we do not ignore this very important section of our people. As you know, during the Ebola crisis, there were more deaths that occurred due to Malaria than Ebola. So, as we look at controlling COVID-19, we should not forget that we also have the other issues. On the issue of procurement, we are not satisfied as a Committee. We ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following report on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 12th March, 2020- Report of the Standing Committee on Health on a Petition to the Senate concerning challenges faced by individuals with connective tissues disorders. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 11th September, 2019, a public Petition by the Connective Tissue Disorders Association (CTDA) was tabled before the Senate and committed to the Standing Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Order No.223(1). The Petition was broadly in relation to the difficulties that individuals with auto- immune diseases face in accessing quality healthcare and avoiding catastrophic health expenditures. To this effect, the petitioners alleged that individuals with auto-immune diseases face difficulties in accessing quality health care since there are only five doctors in the country who can diagnose, treat and manage the disorder. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: The petitioners had faced difficulties in acquiring health insurance as individuals since most insurance companies do not cover chronic illnesses such as auto-immune diseases. Auto-immune diseases are high maintenance and involve buying regular physiotherapy, diet and medication. Auto-immune diseases result in regular sick-offs leading to poor performance at the work place which limits growth professionally. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in their prayers, the petitioners requested that the Senate initiates a subsidy of the price of medicines to a more affordable price and interventions in the matter with a view to ensuring that there are more qualified dermatologists and rheumatologists in all the hospitals, initiate the recognition of this group as Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and therefore get tax exemptions and interventions in the undersigned group to obtain proper cover under the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) like the case of Cancer patients who get free drugs and chemotherapy. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: The CTDA also requested the Senate to initiate a process of allocation of funds to carry out awareness campaigns that will involve the Government and the private sector to understand the different conditions of the disease and management of patients. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in respect to the prayers made in this Petition, the Committee made the following determination- (1) On the prayer to initiate the subsidy of the price of medicine to a more affordable price, the Committee notes that the Ministry of Health has put in place various interventions aimed at increasing access to and affordability of care. The Ministry has developed an updated Kenya Essential Medical List which includes drugs necessary for the treatment of connective tissue disorders which will be availed in all public health facilities under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme. (2) On the issue ... view