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Thursday, 30 November, 2000, 09:28 GMT
Fiennes on Aids mission

Ralph Fiennes meets an Aids orphan in Uganda
In a special mission to mark World Aids Day, actor Ralph Fiennes travelled to Uganda with Unicef, the UN's children's fund, to see the impact that Aids is having on the country.

In his first report for BBC Breakfast News, he meets a family of Aids orphans and looks at medical services in a country ravaged by the disease.

To watch his first report, select the link below:

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Ralph Fiennes
Meeting Pauline, whose seven children all died of Aids

Local schoolchildren put on a play for the actor
Local schoolchildren put on a play for the actor


Uganda leads Africa in Aids testing and treatment


But everyone in the country will know someone touched by he disease
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