With an estimated 8,000 people dying from it every day, Aids represents an international crisis of staggering proportions.

Today HIV/Aids is the fourth biggest killer in the world and it is the greatest cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa.

BBC World Service has responded with a season of high impact programmes aimed at prompting a global-wide debate.

Click on the links to the left to access in-depth reports and analysis.

The Aids debate Discuss the issues and explore the facts in the BBC's season on Aids