Following the visit to Jayhun, President Emomali Rahmon departed for Bokhtar in Khatlon Province, where he officially opened the new five-story Durakhsh Medical Diagnostic Center. The facility was financed and built by local businessman Mahmadrahim Sohibov.
Durakhsh Medical Diagnostic Center will accommodate 70 people for inpatient treatment, and 5,000 for other medical services. The center is expected to create jobs for 50 local specialists.
President Rahmon also attended the opening ceremony for the new departments of the educational institution Bactria College of Health and Social Care, which includes 45 classrooms, a library, a conference hall, a teachers' house, and a medical clinic.
The center will specialize in various fields, including obstetrics, pharmaceuticals, nursing and cosmetology.
After touring the building, President Rahmon attended an exhibition of products manufactured domestic enterprises including by JSC Resandai Kurghonteppa, whose catalogue of products includes protective clothing, antiseptics, masks, eye protection, and equipment for healthcare workers.
This was followed by the opening ceremony for a three-story building of the Bactria Palace of Culture and the Information Center. The palace with a 510-seat hall, also has a conference hall, study rooms and a library with a capacity to hold 5,000 books.
Following the inspection of the project designs of the socio-economic facilities to be built in the territory of Khatlon Province, including a 1.2 ha Jaloliddin Balkhi Square in the Khalevard village of the Jaloliddin Balkhi district.