Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide a report on the measures the Ministry has put in…

Question

The Member for Nyandarua County (Hon. Faith Gitau, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Health: - Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide a report on the measures the Ministry has put in place to avert a potential tuberculosis crisis as many patients are resistant to its drugs for treatment, including ensuring timely access to prevention, testing, and treatment services? (ii) outline the actions being undertaken by the Ministry to secure affordable treatment for multi-drug- resistant tuberculosis, considering its more challenging and prolonged treatment regimen? (iii) state the efforts in place to preserve and build upon the progress previously achieved in the fight against tuberculosis through USAID funding?