Hon House Chairperson and hon member, I think it is a bit of a complex matter and it is a matter of the intersection between the criminal justice system and the Health Department. It is not possible to do it in any other way, because normally what we do is that the police would bring in the kits and then wait for the examination and then tie up the kit and walk back to the police station with all the evidence so that it gets handled by the forensic laboratories. When the doctor has handed over the specimen and the evidence for examination, the matter becomes a police matter until the results come back. So, we have to either way make sure that there is good collaboration between the police and the medical officers who are in charge.
I think what becomes important is to always make sure that if there is a shortage of these kits, then the medical officers need to then insist that the police must bring that when they come across. In some instances the police depending on the numbers, can buy some kits and then leave them and make them available at the outpatient section, but that needs to be kept under very strict care so that it does not get contaminated. In that process then it is a matter of ensuring that there is always strong liaison between the police and the Department of Health officials or the head of that particular hospital to be able to deal with it.
I do not really think that we need to take over the procurement process, because in any case part of the chain involves the police having to take the kits back for investigation and come back with the results and then our doctor will come in and just give evidence based on what has come back from the forensic laboratory. Thank you.