addition, patients can receive their
medications from the primary
healthcare center they are associated
with if they wish to do so. The NIHR
has followed up on the developments
with the complainant, and he stated
that he will request his medications to
be home delivered.
specified date and time. The NIHR contacted the Ministry of Health regarding
the other inmate whose family
pleaded he be referred to a specialized
physician. The NIHR have not received
a response from the Ministry during
the time frame of this report and is still
awaiting its response.
Second: Persons whose freedom is restricted
3. Moreover, the NIHR received a complaint from the family of one of the inmates (H.A.A.) of the Pretrial Detention
Center stating that the inmates with infectious diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis C are not quarantined and contact and mix with the healthy inmates.
The inmates with infectious diseases
are the ones who distribute food to inmates. Immediately, the NIHR contacted the Administration of the Center, and it was found that the claim was
not true.
1. The NIHR received (4) complaints from
the families of the inmates (D.A.S.),
(M.J.M.), (M.M.A.) and (H.A.K.), stating
that they have not received treatment
and health care for their chronic diseases. Immediately, the NIHR contacted the Administration of the Correction and Rehabilitation Center on
behalf of one of inmates, and addressed government hospitals and the
Ministry of Health on behalf of the others. The Administration responded
that the inmate suffers from a number
of chronic diseases and that an appointment was booked for him to see
the chronic disease doctor and that he
had also suffered from knee pain and
given the necessary treatment; regarding the other inmates, the Administration is following up to ascertain they
are referred for medical treatment.
4. In a related matter, the NIHR received
(4) complaints from the relatives of the
inmates (Z.M.M.), (E.Y.S.), (Y.A.Y.) and
(H.A.M.) that the aforementioned inmates did not receive treatment and
health care for their toothache. Immediately, the NIHR addressed the Ministry of Health regarding (3) complaints
and addressed the Ministry of Interior
regarding one complaint. The NIHR
found that two inmates were referred
to the dental clinic to follow up on their
health condition and they were given
the necessary medicine and it is following up to ascertain that the other inmates are referred for treatment.
2. The NIHR also received (2) complaints
from the families of two inmates,
(B.M.A.) and (T.Y.T.), in the Correction
and Rehabilitation Center about having seizures and epilepsy. Accordingly,
the NIHR contacted the Administration
of the Center regarding one of the two
inmates whose family pleaded to push
the follow-up appointments forward.
The Administration responded that the
inmate has an appointment soon and
he will be escorted to the clinic at the
5. In the same context, the NIHR received
a complaint from the sister of inmate
(N.A.M.), stating that her brother did
not receive treatment and health care
for his urinary tract and bones diseases. Consequently, the NIHR con-
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