18. These visits to the isolation and quarantine centers confirm the expanding
role of NIHR in implementing its tasks and assessing the availability of human
rights under various situations and occasions, and that there are no violations
of these rights, especially the right to health and the right to food. These sites
were recently added to other places that NIHR has occasionally visited like
correctional and rehabilitation centers, mental health hospitals, Genetic
Blood Diseases Center (Sickler), social welfare homes, among others.
19. In order to abide by the precautionary measures under the current conditions
and observing social distancing to curtail the spread of coronavirus, the
Committee for Visiting Detention Places and Facilities at NIHR resorted to
phone calls to complete the survey information amongst the quarantined and
isolated people, focusing on attaining the aim of the field visit, namely, to
detect if there any infringement of human rights in these places. The
Committee made (32) phone calls for a random sample amongst the
quarantined and isolated people, also made (18) phone calls to a random
sample amongst the medical staff in these centers and met (13) of them and
recorded their feedback in the survey.
20. NIHR released a tweet mentioning in it its role in following up the conditions
of the people in isolation, treatment, and quarantine centers, as well as
meeting with medical staffs, and communicating with those subjected to
isolation or quarantine, in order to ensure the commitment of these centers
with precautionary measures set in dealing with the coronavirus, the
availability of human rights under these conditions. It affirmed that a suitable
work environment was provided for all, observing hygiene and medical care
according to international standards and the WHO protocols, as well as
providing appropriate water and food around the clock.
21. As to the people under health isolation or quarantine, the “survey” focused
on several questions pertaining to the general conditions in the isolation and
quarantine centers, the treatment they received by the medical staff as of the
moment they arrived to these centers, the kind of treatment they have
received during their presence there, the quality of the services rendered be
it healthcare or meals, ability to communicate with the external world, and
any other remarks they like to add.
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