UNAIDS Head Winnie Byanyima: Inequality is driving HIV/AIDS | The InnerView

The Executive Director of UNAIDS Winnie Byanyima says humanity is not on track to meet the goal of ending HIV and Aids.

She blames a global system rigged against the poor and as unequal as ever.
The InnerView caught up with the Ugandan human rights activist, politician and diplomat in Kajiado, Kenya, during a visit to one of Africa’s most vulnerable communities.

00:00 Meet Winnie Byanyima
01:11 Maasai dress
01:42 Her passion for social justice
02:27 Is HIV/AIDS a disease of inequality?
04:30 What needs to be done to end the epidemic?
08:09 Domestic violence and sexual abuse
10:04 “We must keep girls in school”
11:36 President Thabo Mbeki's HIV/AIDS denial
12:17 Role of political leaders in fighting HIV/AIDS
14:51 Criticising her native Uganda
16:20 Byanyima’s husband
16:45 “I go where my heart takes me”
18:21 On being a rebel
21:40 Why it is important to talk to people
23:27 What gives her hope
24:55 What's next for Byanyima?