The lecture was hosted by Joan van Dyk, Senior Health Journalist: Bhekisisa, and included speakers such as Prof Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, CEO of the NRF; Prof Salim Abdool Karim, Director of CAPRISA and the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in HIV Prevention; Mark Heywood, Editor of Maverick Citizen and Human Rights Activist; and Patrick Mdletshe, Head of CAPRISA Community Programmes and National Deputy Chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign.