DOC/OS(XOCIII)/324c/II was also dilapidated. It was under a mere shed, which caused problems when the wind was blowing. Luzira maximum had no proper kitchen; it had two boilers (only one was working) donated by the ICRC; six steam pots and firewood stoves. The place was clean. 70 prisoners worked there night and day. The kitchen at KakiIka prison was very basic and smoky. It had only two taps, and cooks had to use drums and jerricans. Religious facilities In most prisons, a room was dedicated to religious activities, but could also serve other purposes. The hall in Mbale prison served for religious celebrations. One of the wards at Tororo prison farm was not used and served as a mosque. In Murchison Bay, each block had room used as a church and class-room. There was also a church in Luzira remand. Library There was a library in Luzira, but it had no books, only newspapers and numerous religious publications. In many prisons, prisoners deplored the lack of books and reading materials. Health and Hygiene Health General situation and structure There are medical services both in the prisons under the Ministry of Justice and in the police stations under the Ministry of the Interior, but not in prisons that are managed by local government. The patients in these prisons are transferred to the nearest public health centre. Infirmaries receive monthly supplies based on the statistics of the preceding month provided by the Health Department. However, the delegation noticed that some prisons that were very far from Kampala did not regularly come to pick up their allocation of drugs. This is explained by the fact that transport costs to collect the parcels of drugs in Kampala are very high, sometimes much higher than the actual monetary value of the parcel to be delivered. It should be noted that medical care is provided free of charge in the Ugandan Public Health Centres. Thus, for instance, in the prison farm of Tororo, situated 200 km from Kampala, prisoners are regularly treated with medicine obtained from the district dispensary. This is facilitated by the fact that the same health personnel who manage the prison infirmary also manage the district health centre. On another level, the NGOs that combat AIDS help the medical departments of prisons through donations of drugs to treat opportunistic diseases that attack AIDS sufferers. This assistance, although irregular, relieves the infirmaries to some extent. Three quarters of staff in the medical departments of prisons are simply seconded by the Ministry of Health and are therefore not part of the prison administration staff. Due to their difficult work conditions and lack of incentives (housing, means of transport, etc.), many of these seconded employees had already successfully tried to return to their original department. Contrary to the police, prisons have not started to recruit their own health staff. The medical service of Masaka prison, for instance, was classified as Grade 2 due to the size of the prison, and should therefore have had a doctor as its head. But due to lack of personnel, a nurse was still managing it. The same situation existed in the prison farm of Tororo and the other regional prisons. The police medical departments practice a permanent health staff recruitment policy. Thus, six new doctors were recently recruited. They were going to complete their police training very soon and were going to be assigned to jobs inland as chief medical officers for the police of the Region. 20