obtain the cooperation of the clinical services of the Portuguese Air Transport, the celebration of a protocol with a medical NGO is now being envisaged. Sometimes there are cases of persons undertaking substitution therapy, good cooperation with the competent Portuguese services being reported, providing the needed supply of methadone. In the past, the fact that the food served in the centre was identical to that provided to airlines was criticized, because, being an feasible solution for those who remained only for one to two days, it would be clearly unsuitable to ensure a healthy diet for a period of 60 days. During this visit, it was found a new supply contract that has been made with a proper company, with regular food, even if the transportation of the meals must still be done by a company accredited to move around the premises. The opinion heard was favourable, except for a few complaints about the low salt content. It was observed, but not experimented, for lack of a sample, the meal served at lunch. The meal consisted of a vegetable soup, served in a suitable container for maintaining the temperature, a loaf of bread, a piece of fruit and, as main dish, rice with pork. Clearly marked were the veggie alternatives (rice and vegetables) and specific to Muslims (beef with spaghetti). Meals for children were adapted to the respective ages. The meals looked good and had suitable temperature conditions. Leisure activities available are only reading newspapers, some (few) table games and a single televison per wing. This may motivate difficulties in the choice of a channel with a spoken language understood by all. In the wing of the asylum seekers it was obvious the complete segregation by gender: the women on their lodgement and the men in the living room. 2.2. Recommendations Recommendation no. 1/2015/MNP Visit no. 1-2014 Entity addressed: Director of the Educational Centre of Bela Vista Date: 2015.04.07 Subject: Educational Centre. Housing conditions of young mothers. Fitting-out of facilities. Medical assistance I Under the provision contained in subparagraph (b), article 19, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, I recommend that measures should be taken in order to improve the 74 |