SECTION 3: HEALTH "I don’t even know what type of pills they are giving me" All respondents complained about the lack of essential medical support in the CCAC. All reported feeling high stress levels with many reporting other forms of mental distress, including thoughts of self-harm. A respondent shared with the camp authorities that following the torture he experienced in prison in his country of origin, he had serious health issues that would most likely require surgery. He reported being told “there is no doctor for bones” [on Samos], and was not given an alternative solution. Sign used during a protest that took place in the CCAC on 2nd May 2023. Many reported the lack of access to medical services as a major issue, sometimes causing them added distress: The lack of access to medical treatment is stressful because they only give you painkillers; that can't cure every disease. It is not easy with the camp doctors, you go and explain to them, they just give you painkillers. Treatment, when provided, does not seem to be properly explained, as two respondent mentioned: When you say you don’t feel well, they give you some weird things, they don’t explain. Right now I take pills three times per day, different ones, eight to ten different pills. The psychologist told me to take these. They treat me like a donkey. Just take these pills! I don’t even know what type of pills they are giving me. Page 9