FOCUS ON: Key Populations

Key populations are people who are at heightened risk of HIV, TB and malaria, and who face reduced access to services, and criminalization, marginalization or human rights violations. Those who fall outside of the above definition of key populations, but experience a greater vulnerability to and impact of HIV, TB and malaria, such as adolescent girls and young women in East and Southern Africa, are considered vulnerable populations. To end the epidemics, we must increasingly concentrate our efforts on providing prevention, treatment and care to both key and vulnerable populations.