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    "speaker_name": "Bonchari, UPA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Onchoke",
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    "content": "and resources to take care of these patients are lacking in our healthcare institutions. They are normally handled with a lot of discrimination. As I said earlier, the diagnosis is poor and the budget is normally low. We do not have trained personnel to take care of such cases. You will find people of different ages, faith, and races suffering from this illness. It can affect anybody at any age. According to this Motion, about 10% of the world's population is affected by mental illness. So, it is high time we came together and put a mechanism in place, which will help us deal with mental illness in our health facilities. This illness affects productivity meaning our labour force is undermined and work is affected. You will find people with mental illness in every profession. It could be lawyers, Members of Parliament, teachers, police officers, and doctors. It cuts across the board. Can you imagine being taken care of by a doctor who has a mental illness and nobody knows about it? I suggest that for certain professions, it is important for people to have voluntary diagnosis of mental illnesses so that we do not subject our lives to unnecessary dangers. I support this Motion and urge that we move on with it. The Government should put a policy in place and allocate resources so that in every health facility you walk into, you get help if you are suffering from this problem. They should also create awareness for those who are walking out there without knowing they have this problem. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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