Madam Speaker, I wish to refer the hon. Member to my reply made to Parliamentary Question B/559 at the Sitting of the House on 17 June 2025. As I previously stated at this august Assembly, the proposal to introduce Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitor Devices, was neither recommended by a team of technical experts nor by Professor D. Ovens, eminent diabetologist from United Kingdom. Regarding alternative modes of financing and support from the Non-Governmental Organisations, the question does not arise.

Yes, hon. Dr. Prayag.

Thank you, hon. Minister. Instead of considering Continuous Glucose Monitor together with Insulin Pumps, maybe the Ministry could come up with a policy just to consider the Continuous Glucose Monitor and then afterwards, check for the feasibility of the second piece and not consider both together.

Madam Speaker, well I am not a professional in that field but the team of doctors that I have in my Ministry as well as Professor Ovens, they have openly declared that this is not feasible and we should not go ahead with this. At the same time, I would like to draw the attention of the hon. Member that the Insulin Pump is a device which is attached to the body of the patient on a 24-hour basis and tract the glucose level in the real time. The proposal to introduce Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring System was made by the former government without proper consultation with the technical staff of the Ministry. I am also advised on the lack of personal to support the insulin pump use and Continuous Glucose Monitoring who will monitor the use by children who are Type-1 diabetics in schools, lack of support to cater for emergencies arising from faulty insulin pumps, high cost involved as the insulin pump has several costs associated to it. Moreover, insulin pump has to be replaced on average after four years of use and they provide a modest reduction in HbA1c blood test, conducted for evaluating blood-sugar level. So, because of all these reasons, I have been strongly advised by the officials of my Ministry and the doctors not to go ahead with this.

Yes, hon. Dr. Prayag.

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I wish to thank the hon. Minister for the answer but again I am saying maybe it is better to try different avenues where NGOs which cater for Type-1 diabetics patients and we don’t have to consider insulin pumps at the moment given that your Ministry has deemed that it is expensive even though you can have cheaper and good quality ones in other countries. Maybe if we explore avenues with NGOs which have well-trained staff to just start with the Continuous Glucose Monitor for these 1000 young children suffering from Type-1 diabetes.

It is not a question of financial help. It is clear that the Ministry does not want to go ahead, unless and until, the team of doctors in my Ministry are agreeable to the request being made by the hon. Member.

Alright. We will just have to wait, Dr. Prayag. Hon. Second Member for Belle Rose & Quatre Bornes. CHILD DAY CARE CENTRE, BAIE DU TOMBEAU – ENROLLED BABIES & STAFFING – REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE