Murewanhema, GrantMoyo, EnosMoyo, PerseveranceDzinamarira, Tafadzwa2025-12-082025-12-082025-11-13Murewanhema, G., Moyo, E., Moyo, P. and Dzinamarira, T. (2025) Adolescent girls and young women as a critical population for HIV epidemic control in sub-Saharan Africa: are we doing enough? Frontiers in Public Health 13:1670190: 1-5. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1670190.2296-2565 (online)10.3389/fpubh.2025.1670190http://hdl.handle.net/2263/107126Without proper control measures, sub-Saharan African (SSA) adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 are at high risk of HIV infection. Despite significant progress in the control of the HIV epidemic, most new infections in SSA in 2023 occurred in AGYW. High sexual and reproductive activity in AGYW contributes significantly to the HIV epidemic, making them a priority population for focused prevention efforts that uphold their sexual and reproductive health and rights.en© 2025 Murewanhema, Moyo, Moyo and Dzinamarira. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)HIV preventionHIV programsAfricaSub-Saharan Africa (SSA)OpinionArticle