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Action movie star Jackie Chan on AIDS mission in Vietnam HANOI, Saturday (AFP) Action filmstar Jackie Chan Saturday began his first mission in Vietnam as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF and UNAIDS with a visit to community programmes for children and family members of HIV/AIDS patients. Chan, who arrived late Friday, will see the projects based in Quang Ninh province, east of Hanoi, said UNICEF spokesman in Vietnam, Trinh Anh Tuan. "He will observe ante-natal care, check up of women and will also visit some empathy clubs for the care of relatives of HIV patients as well as some households," Tuan told AFP. "The whole day will be closed to the media in order to respect the privacy and confidentiality of the people," he said. He was also scheduled to meet Buddhist monks and nuns who are offering care and support to HIV carriers and AIDS patients in Hanoi on Sunday. While Vietnam has one of the lowest HIV prevalence rates in Southeast Asia, the infection rate is now on the rise, UNICEF noted. Vietnam's health ministry says that by the end of 2002, there were 160,000 HIV cases. An estimated 283,667 children were either infected, left abandoned or orphaned by relatives with HIV/AIDS. On Friday, Chan said in Phnom Penh that he planned to make a film in
Cambodia to raise awareness about landmines and HIV. |
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