women] that had to leave [the gynecological clinic] shortly after giving birth, because there weren’t enough beds [for everyone]…that’s how huge the needs are”132 On the other hand, even subject to the availability of, at least, the means of transportation, which in light of the aforementioned gaps have been complemented through assistance provided by the army (in Kos) or through transfers enacted by the police, this still does not guarantee beneficiaries timely access to healthcare. In Evros, where it should be reminded that as of the 21st of December 2017 neither of the facilities examined (RIC and Pre-Removal Center at Fylakio) has permanent doctors, transfers to public hospitals have traditionally been carried out by the police –and to that extent, with positive effects.133 The two closest, to the small village of Fylakio, hospitals, however, are found at approximately 25 (Orestiada) and 40 (Didimoticho) minutes distance. Both, furthermore, are at an ever present risk of inaccessibility, as the poor state of the infrastructure (roads) connecting the Fylakio facilities and the hospitals is ever susceptible to being blockaded, during the winter, due to heavy snowfall. Accordingly, and especially considering the aforementioned lack of doctors in the RIC and Pre-Removal Center, it is perhaps only a matter of time until an “accident” occurs. In sum, not only have border conditions directly and negatively impacted asylum seekers’ wellbeing, but throughout their increasing vulnerabilization they have been forced to remain restricted in regions (borders) and facilities which can scarcely guarantee their support, and ultimately their right to life. All of this, in the name of maintaining geographical restrictions at all costs, over and beyond individual wellbeing. 40

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