Dr James Curran, mostly known for his work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 1980's, pinpoints several key events and persons linked with the very first years of discoveries on HIV and AIDS.

This is a documentary about community networks in Southern Africa focusing on educating people about HIV prevention and providing support and care for people living with HIV and AIDS.

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.

4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009. Lisa Grafström works as a project leader at AIDS Accountability International in Sweden. Here she talks about her organization and their work with community organizations and policy makers in Southern Africa.

Cutaways of conference delegates at the 4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009.

Cutaways from the 4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009. The American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph discusses women's participation in the HIV/AIDS response with women in the conference hall.

Location shots from the entrance to the ICC Durban arena where the 4th South African AIDS Conference was held in 2009.

4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009. Anita Sandström, Director of the Southern African AIDS trust (SAT), talks about the organization she represents and what she has learnt from the conference.

4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban. Interview with Bright Pirri, Communications Coordinator at Southern African AIDS Trust (SAT). He talks about the role of the conference in mobilizing the community response to HIV and AIDS in southern Africa.

4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009. Session on the situation of prisoners living with HIV/AIDS in Ugandan prisons.

4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009. Session on the situation of prisoners living with HIV/AIDS in Ugandan prisons.

Cutaways from the 4th South African AIDS Conference in Durban in 2009.