Windhoek, 26 February - Commissioner of the Namibia Revenue Agency, Sam Shivute at the tabling of the 2026/27 Appropriation Bill. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare at the tabling of the 2026/27 Appropriation Bill. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- Minister of Education, Innovation, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- President of the Popular Democratic Movement, McHenry Venaani. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- Minister of Information, Communication and Technology. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafuda at the tabling of the 2026/27 Appropriation Bill. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
Windhoek, 26 February- Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudaat the tabling of the 2026/27 Appropriation Bill. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA
(260227) -- SHIQIAN, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People attend a parade during the "Maolong Festival" of Yilao ethnic group in Shiqian County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 27, 2026. The Maolong Festival, a folk activity for people of the Yilao ethnic group to mark the Spring Festival and the lantern festival, was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. The centerpiece of this festival is the Maolong, or "hairy dragon," found only in Shiqian. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A sign for "companion-free" care services is displayed on an inpatient status screen at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A nursing assistant feeds an inpatient at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A family member of an inpatient learns about the "companion-free" care services at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Medical workers share information on status of inpatients at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A nurse (L) and nursing assistant (R) help an inpatient with post-surgery rehabilitation exercises at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A nursing assistant helps an inpatient walk at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
(260227) -- SHANGHAI, Feb. 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A nurse (R) explains the "companion-free" care services to a family member of an inpatient at a hospital in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 26, 2026. China's hospitals are piloting "companion-free" care services to ease the heavy burden of daily care-giving on the inpatients' families. The new mode of operation requires hosting hospitals to directly employ trained nursing assistants to provide 24-hour non-medical care for inpatients with particular needs. Such services used to rely solely on family members of the inpatients or private caregivers they hire. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)