48 • • • • • THE GREEK OMBUDSMAN day, transfers to hospitals are carried out at the responsibility of the Hellenic Police. On Tuesdays and Thursdays a psychiatrist makes visits. As the detainees’ population is constantly renewed, no cohesive medical monitoring is possible for all of them, while there is a pilot project for creation a digital health card. The doctor reported lack of regular disinsectisation, an outbreak of tuberculosis and shortage of medicine. In Amygdaleza, medical treatment is provided by KEELPNO with the aid of NGOs and Athens Medical Association. A pathologist-pneumologist serves on a daily basis, a psychiatrist twice a week; there is a dentist who can also be substituted for and 2 nurses. In Corinth every medical incident is transferred to the hospital, awaiting a doctor’s contract by KEELPNO. A psychiatrist visits once a week and medicines are dispensed under the guards’ care. The Corinth Hospital lacks a dermatologist position, which is especially problematic, as there are outbreaks of scabies. In Moria the Regional Command provides healthcare, with irregular visits by a doctor, who further refers patients to the local hospital, depending on availability, sometimes after several days. Severe cases are transferred to Mytilene Hospital and on occasion requests for private medical treatment are satisfied, with the expenses covered by the UNHCR. However, detainees have often complained of insufficient or delayed treatment of specialized medical issues, In Paranestion, Xanthi and Thessaloniki, no medical treatment is available whatsoever, so that all incidents are transferred to hospitals. In Orestiada, there is 1 doctor and 1 nurse, on 8-months contracts by KEELPNO, while shortage of medication is reported. Living conditions and elementary services • Heating was considered adequate in Tavros, Amygdaleza, Moria, Paranestion, Xanthi and Thessaloniki, but inadequate in Orestiada. • The overall level of cleaning was deemed adequate in Tavros, Amygdaleza and Paranestion, inadequate in Orestiada and poor in Corinth and Xanthi. In Thessaloniki, the problem arose especially from the fact that the contract with the cleaning service had expired. • The cleaning of sanitary spaces was deemed adequate in Tavros, Amygdaleza and Paranestion, inadequate in Orestiada and poor in Corinth and Xanthi. • Natural light and ventilation was deemed adequate in Paranestion and Xanthi, inadequate in Tavros, AMygdaleza and Orestiada. • Bed linen was deemed adequate in Tavros, Amygdaleza, Paranestion and Xanthi, inadequate in Thessaloniki. • Meals under the care of the Hellenic Police (3 meals daily) in Tavros, Amygdaleza, Paranestion, Xanthi and Orestiada, external private catering with the amount quoted by the Hellenic Police (2 meals) in Corinth and Thessaloniki, under the care of the army in Moria.