Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 251 to 260 of 1925.

• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: This object is not a function that is without money. One of the objects must be the framework for financing the community health services. That is why the national Government is critical because some of the public health policies will require financing exercise and therefore they come as conditional grants for public health promotion in some of the county governments. view
• 6 Jul 2021 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
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: We need to involve the national Government that any resources that they need to have particularly in the public health policy that needs to be rolled out, it is at the community level where these functions are carried out. Therefore, the bulk of those resources must be devolved, not only to the county governments, but to the village level where the effect will be felt rather than keeping them at the center and donating them out like sweets that are given to children to please them for a moment but do not address the issue that bequeath the society. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: One of the objects of the Community Health Services Bill is to identify the needs and gaps in the delivery of health services. Therefore, these objectives being of health, there must be a vehicle. What will be the guiding principles to carry out these projects? view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: I have picked out four major ones. One, there must be a principle of inclusivity and equity in the provision of these services. That is a major principle. You do not just go and wander around on your own and start to bring up your own policies. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: The second one is coordinated public participation in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of these policies. Three, is empowerment and capacity building as a means of facilitating access to health services. Four, is transparency and accountability elements. I have talked about the role of the national Government on technical resource provision and structures, qualifications of persons, standards of service, reporting tools, monitoring and evaluation, technical assistance that may be required from time to time, curriculum and training modules for the training of community health workers that would be coordinated nationally at the county level and mobilizing of the resources and ... view
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• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: Finally, all the immunization programmes in preventing all the diseases can be done at Level One hospitals and health centres by the consummate and well-skilled man power. Therefore, the rate of going to the hospital and the cost of health expenses will drop by 50 per cent. Only the ones that need medical care, for example, kidney transplant, dialysis or cancer treatment will require specialized training or care in referral hospitals. Observation, monitoring and detection of cancer treatment can be done at the village level once there is well- motivated and trained people who can detect certain basics signs and ... view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to again weigh in on the Address of Madam President Samia Suluhu who visited Kenya. As a former Minister for Foreign Affairs this was extremely refreshing because I know how difficult it was sometimes to deal with certain mundane and intricate issues that arose between the two nations. However, we thank God that the Heads of States at that level were able to communicate and resolve most of the issues that took place in our situations. This visit has clearly been able to open up the political space between Tanzania ... view
• 25 May 2021 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