By Loretta B Manele

The government must have a plan for people experiencing mental health conditions.

Alfred Lazarus Rina, member of parliament for East Central Guadalcanal constituency voiced this during the Sine Die Motion in parliament last month.

He expressed that he feels sorry seeing some of our people who are just walking along the road, sleeping at bus stops and drinking and bathing in water that is not clean.

“What I want to ask is, who is caring for these people?

Some of them might come to the provinces. They are mentally affected so my question is who is responsible for these people?

Their parents?”

He said when he sees these people, it is like nobody cares for them.

Rina stated that it is very important that responsible ministries find ways to take care of them.

He mentioned that he knows Kilu’ufi hospital is there but may be having another place will also do.

Rina stressed that these people are God’s creation thus the government must have a plan for them.

“So, I think we should find ways to take care of these people”