confirm his health status, but it did not receive a response from the Ministry within the time frame of this Report. internal diseases, diagnostic services and treatment for mental illnesses as the case may be, minor surgeries and dental clinics, in addition to providing a comprehensive pharmacy to avoid shortage or delay of medicines obtained from Salmaniya Medical Complex, provided the mini-hospital is affiliated with the competent authority concerned with the affairs of public hospitals and primary healthcare centers. Requirement Three Recommendations Pertaining to the Right to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Health (the Right to Health) In view of the above, the NIHR recommends the following: 1. Urge the competent authority to develop a monitoring system for drug stock and consumption rates, to avoid drug shortages or unavailability in various pharmacies and short expiry dates. In addition to ensuring that the medicines are compatible with the needs of patients, especially those with chronic diseases and people with disabilities, while making sure that the modalities for obtaining them are easy and convenient. 3. Urge the Ministry of Health to appoint medical staff in the Emergency Department of the Salmaniya Medical Complex, proportionate with the number of patients and cases attended to achieve the right to health. 2. Call for establishing a mini-hospital in reform and rehabilitation centers and activating work procedures as soon as possible for transferring ailing inmates speedily, especially for urgent cases. In addition, provide the mini-hospital with specialized medical staff in various fields, including, for example, the rehabilitation and treatment of drug addicts, 5. Grant inmates the right to seek a second medical opinion. 4. Call upon the competent authority to conduct medical checkups for all the convicts as soon as they are received by the correction and rehabilitation center or the detention center. 6. Urge the competent authority to expedite the transfer of sick inmates who cannot be treated in the correction and rehabilitation center, such as for mental illnesses, to a specialized hospital. 67