00:02last year Anna noticed something wasn't right I get really exhausted quickly she was diagnosed
00:09with rheumatic heart disease and needs life-saving surgery that isn't available in Solomon Islands
00:15there's some public money to send patients overseas but it's limited members of Parliament
00:22are entitled to funding for overseas treatment with strict conditions but the ABC has been shown
00:28multiple examples that raise questions about whether funds have been accessed outside those
00:35conditions in one case a whistleblower showed an MP was recommended for treatment in country but pushed
00:43for and received paid treatment abroad another document shows a high-profile patient was referred
00:50overseas on public money following continuous pressure from the family the overseas referral
00:56committee's current chair who assumed the role after the cases examined by the ABC says he's
01:02never felt pressure but agrees it's happened in the past it's not probably the best way to do it in
01:09terms of being accountable while not illegal parliament confirmed many MPs are also bypassing
01:17the parliamentary entitlements process by accessing funds directly through the office of prime minister
01:23in 2025 the prime minister's office spent around 1.5 million dollars on overseas health care
01:30for MPs that's compared to 1.2 million set aside for overseas care for Solomon Islanders while the health
01:39ministry did not respond to our questions the prime minister did say changes are coming we're moving it to
01:45parliament by Amanda law supervision law clerk all Anna wants is to be treated fairly I think of my daughter
01:52my family who will provide for them
