DUSHANBE, December 11, Asia-Plus - Dushanbe Mayor, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, issued a resolution on December 11 removing Nina Kravchenko as the head of the Dushanbe health department and replacing her with Abdumuslim Temurov, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the Dushanbe mayor, told Asia-Plus.

Abdumuslim Temurov had previously been the first deputy minister of health.  Nina Kravchenko was retired for age reasons, according to the spokesman.  

By other mayor’s resolution Ziyovuddin Afghonov, formerly deputy health minister, was appointed acting head physician of the Dushanbe center for epidemiological-sanitary supervision.  

Former head of the Dushanbe education department, Robiya Nazarova, was appointed to head the organizational department of the Dushanbe mayor’s office.  Shamsullo Islomov replaced her in the post of the head of the Dushanbe education department.