DOC/OS(XXXIII)/324c/II diets, for instance they could ask for money before they allow these special diets to be given to the sick prisoners. a nurse worked in the small infirmary, which In the women's section of Mbale prison, contained a reception room and a room for treatment. Because there were only a few detainees, the prison superintendent was able to buy urgently needed drugs when these were unavailable from the infirmary's pharmacy. The nurse helps women in labour. Two births were expected in prison in March 2002. In all, there were seven cases of AIDS in the women's section, but four had been released in the preceding weeks because of poor health. On the day of the delegation's visit, the detainees were preparing for the visit of the TASO team for voluntary HIV screening on the 25th of March 2002. three qualified nurses and two assistants worked in the infirmary. At the Tororo prison-farm, Only one assistant was a permanent prison staff member. The infirmary had sufficient space, but the infrastructure, dating back to 1960, was dilapidated and lacked equipment (beds, mattresses) and functioning toilets. Ten patients were under observation on the day of the delegation's visit, two of whom had tuberculosis. Complicated cases are transferred to the regional hospital of Tororo or to Kampala. The lack of means of transport to evacuate sick persons appears to be one of the problems that are cause for concern in this prison-farm, according to the medical team. The medical service in police stations The Director of the Police Health Department is a general physician who is also a police officer. He has in all nine assistant doctors, six of whom have just finished their police training. The latter were getting ready to be assigned to inland regions. In all, 70 police stations had operational infirmaries. All the medical staff of the police are police officers. The most important health centres within this corps are: (1) the police clinic of Nsambya, (2) the clinic of the Masindi police training school, and (3) the clinic of the Nagune mobile police patrol unit. Malaria, respiratory infections and diarrhoea were the main pathologies. People with AIDS are transferred to the « AIDS Control Programme », in the Police Training Centre of Kibuli. Cases of tuberculosis are transferred to the police clinic of Nsambya. a nurse works at the police station's infirmary At the central police station of Kampala, situated in one of the rooms of the main building. Her work finishes at 2 pm, and from that time until the following morning, the police clinic of Nsambya is responsible for any healthrelated problems among suspects. A police doctor comes once per week to see serious cases. During the delegation's visit to the cells, six suspects were in bed, two with diarrhoea, three with shock and traumatic wounds that had occurred during their arrest, while one had been shot a week before and had a bullet lodged a third of the way down his lower right leg. The bullet had not yet been extracted and the delegation recommended that the patient be transferred to hospital to receive appropriate treatment. The infirmary had basic work materials, but its stock of drugs appeared to be insufficient to meet its needs. At the Masaka police station the suspects who are ill are transferred to the police infirmary situated in the police centre at a distance of 800 m. Three assistant nurses work in this infirmary, whose purpose is to serve the police staff and their families. There are no statistics available about persons transferred from the police station to this infirmary, but those in charge said that there were not many cases of sickness among arrested suspects. 26