Brazilian-based leading medical education group providing healthcare professionals with high-quality, accessible education.
Afya Limited operates as a leading medical education group in Brazil, delivering a comprehensive range of educational products and services. Through its subsidiaries, the company supports lifelong medical learners by offering medical schools, preparatory courses for medical residencies, graduate programs, and other educational initiatives. Afya also collaborates with third-party medical schools to enhance educational opportunities and outcomes across its extensive distribution network.
In addition to its educational offerings, Afya Limited provides digital health services via subscription-based mobile apps and a website portal. These tools assist healthcare professionals and students with clinical decision-making through medical calculators, updated content, prescriptions, clinical scores, and laboratory exams. The company's health sciences courses span a variety of disciplines including medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, and pharmacy, complemented by undergraduate and postgraduate programs in business administration, law, engineering, and pedagogy.
Headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil, Afya Limited was founded in 1999. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated a network of 46 campuses for undergraduate and graduate medical schools, encompassing a total of 2,731 medical school seats. Afya continues to expand its footprint and enhance its online medical education platform, reinforcing its commitment to advancing medical education excellence and practical training services in Brazil and beyond.