unit in southern Portugal, already planned. For that reason, consideration should be given to hear the board of the Foreigners and Borders Service on this matter. Another fact worth mentioning is the increasing number of refusal of admission at the border, which could be explained for three reasons: the expansion of air routes from Africa, the return to Portugal of many Brazilian citizens who had been immigrants here before and, at last, the economic situation of Angola, generating new flow entries in Portugal of citizens from that country. This increase in the number of refusal of admission at the border generates the impossibility of ensuring physical separation between these persons and those who are subjected to a removal or expulsion of the national territory process. This is a risk situation, to the extent that persons in an expulsion process were often convicted of crimes. There have been no cases of unaccompanied children. However, some problematic cases happened, of children and youngsters accompanied by an adult who does not hold parental responsibilities. Contacts with lawyers and other visitors are made easy in terms of schedule, but may suffer delays if the dedicated facilities are already occupied. In any case, it was referred the existence of lengthy registration procedures imposed by aviation authorities to enter the premises. 32 persons were present at the centre: 19 men, 11 women and two children (a boy and a girl). In the wing intended to asylum seekers, the male occupation was of 100% (14 persons) and the female 56% (nine persons), the latter also with the presence, referred above, of two children. Of the 21 adults, 13 had been admitted in November, the earliest one on the 7th day of this month. In the other wing, the male occupation was around 42% (5 persons to 12 vacancies) and the female was 25% (4 persons to 16 vacancies). Several persons, housed in both wings, from different nationalities and with diverse legal status, were heard by the visiting team. Nothing unusual was reported about the settlement or the subsequent treatment. Asylum seekers mentioned, however, the low temperature of the bath water, which was confirmed as being mild. Some small spots on the skin were attributed to the soap delivered by the visited institution. In what concerns healthcare, the lack of medical personnel at the airport was reported. Thus, any health events are first screened by the airport nursing staff and then, if necessary, patients are referred to the hospital. There is a good coordination with the Directorate-General of Health, namely with the Health Authority. During the recent Ebola’s epidemic, the absence of a resident doctor led to frequent travel that could have been avoided. It is also important to note that the housed population often suffers from acute episodes of malaria. After a failed attempt to | 73