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.

This film is about the global AIDS situation. The film starts in Europe and the United States and ends up in Zimbabwe and Uganda. It tells about the global disparities of drug access, but also about the successful HIV and AIDS responses of Thailand, Cambodia and Uganda.

4th International AIDS Conference in Stockholm in 1988. Australian Judge Michael Kirby estimates the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and talks about the scientific discoveries so far. He reflects on the moral issues connected with AIDS and talks about stigma and civil rights.