The story of AIDS presents a unique scenario. From its outbreak to date, it has become one of the most widely documented epidemiological phenomena in modern times. The essays in this volume adopt a multifaceted approach to the challenges posed by the AIDS pandemic thirty years after it exploded worldwide. As scholars and practitioners with varying degrees of involvement with the crisis of AIDS, the contributors to this volume approach the various issues with a keen sense of solidarity with people living with HIV. The essays also contain a strong awareness that a better understanding of diverse dimensions of the disease is integral to a consistent, effective, and sustainable response. In the essays, pane gets a snapshot of current conversations about HIV/AIDS- where we have come from, where we are and what scholars and practitioners are saying about the future of HIV/AIDS. These essays demonstrate clearly that the mission to defeat HIV/AIDS is still far from being won, albeit many successes having been achieved. By inserting themselves in this global conversation the contributors present new ideas and a means for understanding and dealing with the threat posed by the AIDS pandemic.