The Lazarus Effect, a new film by (RED) and HBO

A Film by Lance Bangs
Executive Producer Spike Jonze
Monday, June 7, 2010
6:45-7:45 p.m. screening, immediately following the Condoleezza Rice reception
Renaissance Washington D. C. Downtown Hotel Auditorium
 

HIV/AIDS is a preventable and treatable disease, yet it has killed more than 20 million people in Africa. In 2002, nearly 29 million people in sub-Saharan Africa had HIV, yet only 50,000 people could afford the $10,000-a-year treatment they needed to stay alive. Today, thanks to increased political support, a push by global health organizations and contributions from the private sector, the cost of ARV drugs is now around 40 cents a day and more than three million people in Africa are now receiving treatment. THE LAZARUS EFFECT follows the stories of people whose lives have been transformed from a near-death existence to a healthier, more stable life in as little as three months.