Afya Limited (AFYA)

Overall impact
B (69)

Commentary

Afya Limited is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 68.6 for overall impact (80th percentile compared to all companies), Afya Limited ranks 29th out of 96 industry peers, behind Healthequity, CareCloud, Brainsway and 25 others, and ahead of Suvoda, Gainwell Technologies, Maximus and 64 others. On top material causes for Afya Limited's industry (Healthcare Software & Services), Afya Limited performs well in Access to Affordable Healthcare (95.9 score), Disease Eradication (83.1), Child and Maternal Health (93.0) and 2 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Quality Lifelong Education (33.3 score).
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Company
Founded
1999
Employees
9,395
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Health Care Providers & Services
Sub-industry
Health Care Services
SASB industry
Education
Headquarters
Mg, Brazil
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AFYA
Description
Afya Limited operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates in three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. In addition, it offers printed and digital content, as well as an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. Further, the company offers iClinic, a practice management software; educational health and medical imaging solutions through an interactive platform; Cliquefarma, a free-to-use website that tracks prescription drugs, cosmetics, and personal hygiene product prices; Shosp, a clinical management software; RX PRO, a solution that connects physicians with the pharmaceutical industry; and Glic, a free diabetes care and management app solution for physicians and patients. Afya Limited was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Afya Limited, based on its industry sub-industry Health Care Services. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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