3.1.6. Establishments of the Ministry of Health The MH has 22 establishments that fall under the jurisdiction of the NPM. These establishments include psychiatric hospitals, mental dispensaries, Psychoneurological Child Home and other child and baby homes (see Appendix 1). As already mentioned, the NPM conducted 4 visits to the relevant establishments of the MH in 2009 and 11 visits in 2010. As a result of the visit conducted to the Psychoneurological Child Home it has been discovered that a new building meeting modern standards has been built for the establishment by Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the medical, psychological, physiological and massage rooms have been provided with the equipment, modern furniture and accessories that correspond to children’s needs. The kitchen has been furnished at a high level, the neighbouring areas and the yard of the establishment have been surfaced with green grass cover, a fountain has been installed, and tidiness and cleanness have been ensured. The visit has also revealed that necessary conditions have been created for the rehabilitation of children, qualified specialists provide necessary medical and psychiatric aid to ill children, and they are cured by special training equipment and vocational training therapy. The Commissioner, who led the visiting team, has emphasized that it is important to take good care of mentally ill children and that they need communication and recommended the medical staff to be kind to their patients and treat them very politely. By the way, it should be mentioned that though the European standards specify that every 6-7 mentally handicapped children held in child homes should be provided with 1 nurse and in case of children with more serious illnesses every 3 children should be serviced by 1 nurse, in the establishment concerned 1 nurse takes care of 1820 children. The Commissioner has therefore submitted relevant recommendations to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan for initially providing every 7-10 such children with 1 nurse and increasing salaries of the persons working in child homes and boarding schools taking into consideration their working conditions. The given issue has been brought up by the Commissioner during the discussion of the state budget as well. 70