"State of Denial" takes viewers into the lives of six people struggling to survive with HIV in the face of social stigma, a severe lack of access to lifesaving treatments, and their president Thabo Mbeki's controversial stance on the connection between HIV and AIDS. | Read the synopsis »

Premiered: September 16, 2003 at 10PM EST | Check for Rebroadcasts

THE AIDS REBEL

Learn more about Zackie Achmat's public campaign for affordable treatment for all. This article by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power examines his struggle against the South African government and the drug companies.  » 

IS THERE A "STATE OF DENIAL" IN THE U.S.?

As HIV/AIDS rages unabated in Africa, many wonder whether the developed world has become complacent about the disease. Public health officials, AIDS educators and activists speak out on attitudes about the epidemic in the U.S.  » 

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