Interview with Don Baxter, an HIV activist for more then 30 years, and cutaways in his home.

XIX International AIDS Conference. Interview with Michel Kazatzhkine who is the United Nations HIV Special Representative for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Here he talks about harm reduction policies and the situation for people who are using drugs.

Dr Anthony Fauci from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) gives his thoughts on the future of the AIDS epidemic. He also talks about the targets of the current and future HIV/AIDS research and about international partnerships in the AIDS response.

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.