East Africa in the nineties is ravaged by AIDS, aka Slow Puncture for its insidious wasting of the body.
When Gerry Peters and his colleagues hear of an affordable, plant-based treatment that could save millions of lives, they embark on a high-risk expedition through the jungles and mountains of Uganda.
The race is on between a gun-runner, desperate to steal the secret plant for profit, and the humanitarian team on a mission to save lives.