National Geographic Channel, Ashley Judd and YouthAIDS Host World Premiere Screening of 'India's Hidden Plague'

National Geographic Channel, Ashley Judd and YouthAIDS Host World Premiere Screening of 'India's Hidden Plague'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by YouthAIDS:

   WHAT:       In March 2007, YouthAIDS Global Ambassador, acclaimed actress               And philanthropist, Ashley Judd teamed up with Bollywood               stars Sushmita Sen, Akshay Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan to               explore how HIV travels from high-risk groups to the general               population and why young women are increasingly at risk for               infection. On this collaborative tour, the team visited               brothels and slums in Mumbai to truck stops in Jaipur to the               affluent communities of Delhi.  National Geographic Channel               will host the world premiere screening of the film that               documents the journey, "India's Hidden Plague."  The film               will premiere in the US on  Friday, November 30 at 10 PM               ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel and air               internationally on December 1.                Panel discussion to follow.    WHO:        Panel Speakers Include:               Ashley Judd, YouthAIDS Global Ambassador               Karl Hofmann, president and CEO, Population Services                International               Ambassador Mark R. Dybul, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator               Chandramouli Basu, director, "India's Hidden Plague"               Thomas Henning, senior vice president, Cable Positive    WHERE:      The National Geographic Society               1145 17th Street, NW               Washington, DC 20036               Free Garage Parking on M Street Between 16th & 17th                Streets    WHEN:       Thursday, November 1, 2007               6:00pm Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Grey Goose               7:30pm Premiere Screening & Panel Discussion   

The evening will be hosted by John Fahey, president & CEO, the National Geographic Society; Sheila C. Johnson, the Honorable. William T. Newman; Catherine and Wayne Reynolds; Vicki and Roger Sant; Sudhakar Shenoy,

The U.S.- India Business Council; Amita Vyas, The Global India Fund and Capitol File.

For additional information, or to arrange for credentials or interviews, please contact

   Kristin Perkins Magur at 202-683-3112 or kmagur@qorvis.com    About YouthAIDS  

YouthAIDS, an education and prevention initiative of PSI, uses media, pop culture, music, theatre and sport to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and reach 600 million young people in more than 60 countries with life-saving messages, products, services and care. www.youthaids.org

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CONTACT: Kristin Perkins Magur, +1-202-683-3112, kmagur@qorvis.com, for
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Web Site: http://www.youthaids.org/

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