Mary-Jane Matsolo from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) visits the Umbogintwini area outside of Durban and talks about the high prevalence of HIV and the limited access to health care and treatment in the area.

4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban. Closing session with a speech by South African Minister of Health, Barbara Hogan, about policies and strategies for human rights and HIV prevention interventions. Discovery Health award to scientist in the HIV field.

Panel session at the 4th South African AIDS Conference, discussing youth activism, child advocacy and women's rights in relation to HIV and AIDS. Among the speakers are Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Deputy President of South Africa Baleka Mbeti.

Quarraisha Abdool Karim is an epidemiologist in Durban. She talks about the start of the South African AIDS epidemic and the South African AIDS response, health policies and campaigns. She explains why women are more susceptible to HIV than men are.