KABUL nike air vapormax uk , Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A presidential hopeful and former foreign minister Zalmai Rasoul on Monday promised to support freedom of press and boost up democracy in the post-Taliban Afghanistan if wins the coming elections.
"I am announcing today that I firmly believe in democracy and would further boost it if I win the coming presidential elections with your support," Rassoul said in his speech attended by hundreds of his supporters here.
Rassoul who had served with President Hamid Karzai's administration over the past 12 years in different capacity including foreign minister and advisor to president on national security, in his maiden campaign to secure the presidential post also vowed to support freedom of press, bolster security and fight corruption if wins the elections.
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A two-month election campaign for Afghan presidential candidates formally began on Feb. 2 and will be closed on April 2 or 48 hours before the voting start for the historic polls scheduled for April 5 this year.
" A nursing worker attending the fourth China International Senior Services Expo in Beijing on May 6 shows how she cares for the elderly. Pan Xu Xinhua
But nursing facilities are faced with a shortage of residents and lack of health care professionals
Chen Meng thought he had chosen one of the most promising industries in the country when he established a community-based nursing home in Beijing in 2011.
""I was living in Huilongguan and saw elderly people there had nowhere to go because there was no nursing home,"" he recalled.
However, much to his surprise, the home opened six weeks before it welcomed the first resident. At times, he had to help the residents with their daily needs when there was a labor shortage.
Chen's nursing home nike air max 2018 uk , Beijing's first private community-based nursing home in the Huilongguan neighborhood in Changping district, has struggled to make ends meet because most elderly people can barely afford the monthly fee of 3,000 yuan ($490). The home has 13 residents. Chen has to cover the wages of four workers and the rent for the property.
""The majority of people grow old before they have enough savings, and because most of them only have a pension of between 2,000 and 3 nike air max 97 womens uk ,000 yuan per month, I can hardly raise the fees,"" he said.
To make ends meet, Chen has to divert revenue from another business that offers catering services for the elderly.
Chen's facility is typical of the 5,300 community-based nursing homes in Beijing cheap air max 97 mens uk , many of which are struggling due to a lack of residents and shortage of professional workers.
The development of community-based nursing homes has been an important part of the city's long-term plan to boost home care for the elderly.
Under a regulation that went into effect this month, the Beijing municipal government said that it will encourage community-based nursing homes to provide day care for the elderly.
In May 2013, the municipal authorities provided a subsidy of 300 yuan for each bed at