Monday, September 24, 2012

Bollywood's Aishwarya Rai Bachchan named U.N. HIV/AIDS envoy

Bollywood actress Rai Bachchan poses during a beach front photocall at the 64th Cannes Film FestivalUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations appointed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan a goodwill ambassador on Monday, with a mission to help stop new HIV infections in children and promote increased access to anti-retroviral treatment. Rai, who gave birth to her first child in November, will work with the U.N. program on HIV/AIDS, known as UNAIDS, advocating the "Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children and keeping their mothers alive. ...


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