This satellite will introduce a special supplement of the Journal of the International AIDS Society focused on how the continued failure to adequately address the needs of highly vulnerable, yet underserved populations will increasingly drive the course of the HIV pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa over the coming years. The new UNAIDS 2021 -2026 Global AIDS Strategy and 2025 targets prioritize addressing the needs of the most marginalized and putting affected communities in the forefront of the HIV response. As with previous targets and global strategies, these are laudable efforts. The failure to implement them will not only lead to further marginalization and stigmatization of key populations as they increasingly become the face of AIDS in Africa but will undermine the goal of ending HIV as a public health threat. A true and well-resourced commitment to meeting these targets can open the floodgates for the type of engagement and interventions needed, including those developed and led by communities, to better control HIV and save more lives.

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