Minister, a report on the public health sector tabled in this House last year, reveal that a majority of clinics and hospitals are operating far below the required standard. Following inspections by the Office of the Health Standards Compliance in 2016-17, only five out of 696 public health facilities complied with the norms and standards. That is literally less than one percent of facilities that needs the international benchmark and the benchmarks that has been set by your department.
Globally, countries are moving towards achieving universal health coverage; however, in order for this type of framework to succeed, the quality of health facilities needs to improve and needs to meet international benchmarks. What practical steps will you and your department be taken be taking to ensure that the 99% of health facilities in this country, which don't
currently meet the international standards do so within the next seven years?