Robert Pukose

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2501 to 2510 of 2869.

• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: (a) plans by the Government to harmonize the process of procurement of special drugs and vaccines; view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: (b) timelines for provision of the tuberculosis and leprosy vaccines to all public hospitals; and view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: (c) details of the 40 per cent donor support for the tuberculosis and leprosy programmes. I hope the Member is in the House and I beg to respond as follows:- view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: (a) Vaccines are special public health goods that require special preservation and storage conditions and hence their procurement cannot be integrated with drugs and other special medical supplies. Procurement of vaccines for public health institutions and programmes has always been harmonized through joint forecasting and quantification between the relevant national Government public health programmes and the development partners. This approach was slightly interrupted in 2013/2014 Financial Year when the Government component of support of this procurement was devolved to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: the counties. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: An attempt has been made to reverse this in the Financial Year 2014/2015 through the budgetary allocation of Kshs260 million--- view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, an attempt has been made to reverse this in the Financial Year 2014/2015 Budget through the budgetary allocation of Kshs260 million as a Government contribution to joint procurement of vaccines under KAVI. This will ensure that procurement of those vaccines remain harmonized. However, Government contribution for procurement of vaccines outside KAVI has not been factored and the arrangement with development partners who provide bulk of the funding will be upset. Funds for procurement of all drugs used in the county health facilities are held by the respective counties and it is, therefore, challenging to harmonize procurement. On the ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: (i) From suppliers to regional depots. Previously, it was done twice in a year, but now it is done quarterly. (ii) From regional depots to health facilities, it is done on monthly basis. Lastly, there is no leprosy vaccine anywhere in the world. On details of the 40 per cent support for the Tuberculosis/Leprosy Programme, the GDF remits the cost of procurement of all pediatric first line EP medicines while the Global Trust Tuberculosis Single Streams of Funding is supporting the country with buffer stocks of other first line TB medicines for new patients, about 55,000 patient kits as well. view
• 11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to assure the Member that we will have an answer in two weeks’ time. view
• 11 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On the Statement on the status of facilities under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) and the timelines when the projects will be completed and allocated staff and equipment as asked by hon. Gideon Ochanda, Member of Parliament for Bondo, the reply is as follows:- view