Legislators star in HIV/AIDS ads

Thu, 19 Jun 2003, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Some legislators participated in the shooting of
video advertisements about HIVAIDS on Wednesday. The ads also
featured actress Nurul Arifin, while the shooting location was
the House of Representatives (DPR) compound.

Deputy House speaker Muhaimin Iskandar of the National
Awakening Party (PKB) and legislators Surya Chandra Surapaty of
the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan),
plus Simon Patrice Morin and Mariani Akib of Golkar were
enthusiastic during the shooting.

Shooting was disrupted when some cars passed by, prompting the
director to retake a scene several times.

Surya said that by participating in the ads, legislators
wanted to show their concern on the spread of HIVAIDS in the
country.

At a rough estimate, 80,000 to 120,000 Indonesians are either
HIV-positive or living with AIDS, but official data from Sulianti
Saroso hospital, which specializes in HIV/AIDS cases, records
only 3,614 people. -- JP

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