include the volume of care to be provided in a temporary detention isolator and clear indication of when the detained person shall be transferred to the hospital. 3.6. Temporary Accomodatoin Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (status of implementation of recommendations) The chapter below aims at reviewing the implementation of the recommendations issued as a result of the ad hoc monitoring conducted on 7 May 2020 at the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department (hereinafter - the center).369 The Public Defender positively assesses the implementation of most of the recommendations issued to the temporary accommodation center of the Migration Department. In the report on Ad Hoc Monitoring of Temporary Accomodation Center,370 the Public defender issued 11 recommendations to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, out of which 6 recommendations were implemented, 2 recommendations were partially implemented, while 3 recommendations were not implemented. The Public Defender welcomes the implementation of her recommendation on provision of special training for staff on infection control and the use of personal protective equipment. According to the information received from the Migration Department, on June 24-25, 2020, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health conducted an online training for staff of the Migration Department (26 persons) on infection control and the use of personal protective equipment.371 The Public Defender positively assesses the implementation of the recommendation on organizing 24/7hour medical care in the center. During the visit, it was revealed that from January 1, 2021, 4 doctors were employed at the Migration Center who are on duty for 24 hours. The Public Defender’s recommendation, which envisages provision of proper medical consultation and necessary medication to the persons placed in the center, is implemented. According to the medical personnel, upon the placement in the center, the person is consulted by a doctor and then, in accordance with the patient’s complaints. If necessary, it is possible to transfer the placed person to the civil clinic for medical consultation, examination and / or treatment.372 The recommendation of the Public Defender, which related to screening for contagious diseases (tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, HIV / AIDS) during the initial medical examination, was implemented. In addition, the visit revealed that the doctors working in the center do not have a separate tool for physicial care screening, although, if needed, consulting a psychiatrist is possible.373 In case of necessity to transport On 19 February 2021, a special prevention group paid a visit to the Temporary Accommodation Center of the Migration Department to assess the implementation of the recommendations. 370 The Public Defender’s Office on Ad Hoc Monitoring at Temporary Accomodation Center, available at: <https://bit.ly/3pWVr9C> [last visited: 09.01.21]. 371 Letter of MIA 7 20 02758215 received on 26 November 2020 in response to the letter №03-4/11357 of the Public Defender’s Office dated 13 November 2020 372 In 2020, 19 cases of transferring the placed person to the civil sector clinic was observed. 373 A psychiatrist is invited from the Center for Mental Health and Drug Prevention. 369 111

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