An interview with Brendan Crabb, President of Burnet Institute, on funding, the role of philanthropy, science today and in the future.

XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. Gottfried Hirnshall is Director of Department of HIV and Global Hepatitis Programme at the WHO. Here he talks about what needs to be done from a health policy perspective to end AIDS, and the role of WHO.

American actress Sharon Stone talks about her memories of Rock Hudson and her work with amfAR. She reflects on AIDS and stigma, how to reach out to young people, and the importance of communication in order to change the sexual behaviors of young people.

Last part of the interview with the American AIDS activist and founder of Project Inform, Martin Delaney, in 2006. Here he talks about AIDS activism and the different stages of the antiretroviral drug development from AZT to triple combination 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.