XIX International AIDS Conference. Interview with Bernhard Schwartzlander from UNAIDS in Geneva. Schwartzländer is an expert on the statistics of HIV/AIDS. He talks about the HIV prevalence globally and the importance of early diagnosis and ARV treatment.

Sten Vermund from University of Alabama reflects on the history of the global AIDS epidemic and his involvement in the field as a young scientist in the 80's. He discusses the social and economic factors of HIV/AIDS, such as stigma, poverty and the drug industry.