Samarkand opens 150-place “Imkon” rehabilitation centre

A 150-place “Imkon” rehabilitation centre was opened in Samarkand during the international summit “Investments in Child Well-being: Towards Sustainable and Equitable Development for Future Generations.” Uzbekistan’s First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, other first ladies taking part in the summit and high-ranking guests attended the ceremony.

The centre, which operates under the National Social Protection Agency under the President, combines preschool education, correctional-pedagogical support and complex rehabilitation services. Each child receives an individual programme. Its preschool section has 150 places and 10 specialised groups for children aged two to seven, while the outpatient section can serve nearly 100 children aged two to 18 each month.

The Samarkand centre joins the Imkon network, which includes facilities in Nukus, Qibray, Qarshi and Zarafshon. According to data, in 2025 the network’s facilities carried out more than 546 thousand procedures and sessions, and 3,777 children completed outpatient rehabilitation. A similar centre is under construction in Fergana, and new facilities are planned in Namangan and in Nurafshon, Tashkent region.