Afya Limited

Afya Limited is a medical education group based in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergraduate, Continuing Education, and Medical Practice Solutions. The Undergraduate segment offers courses in medicine, health sciences, and non-health fields such as business administration, law, and engineering. The Continuing Education segment provides residency preparation, specialization test prep, graduate courses in medicine, and professional development for physicians. The Medical Practice Solutions segment includes clinical decision support platforms, medical practice management software, telemedicine, digital prescriptions, and a subscription-based mobile app and website for health professionals. Afya also offers programs for lifelong medical learners.

Afya Limited is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (NasdaqGS) under the ticker symbol AFYA. Its shares trade in US Dollars (USD). The company is headquartered in Brazil and its stock is accessible to international investors through the US exchange.

Afya Limited operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and is classified under the Education & Training Services industry. This means the company provides essential services related to education, specifically medical training, which is considered a defensive sector due to consistent demand regardless of economic cycles.

Afya Limited has three main segments: Undergraduate, Continuing Education, and Medical Practice Solutions. The Undergraduate segment delivers medical school and other health science programs, as well as non-health undergraduate degrees. The Continuing Education segment focuses on postgraduate medical education, including residency preparation and specialization courses. The Medical Practice Solutions segment offers digital tools like clinical decision support, electronic medical records, practice management software, telemedicine, and a subscription-based app for medical professionals. This segment also provides healthcare financial services and a digital ecosystem for doctors and patients.

Afya Limited's Medical Practice Solutions segment provides a range of digital healthcare products. These include clinical decision support platforms, medical practice management software, and healthcare financial services. The segment also offers electronic medical records, telemedicine solutions, digital prescriptions, and tools to manage doctor-patient relationships. Additionally, Afya provides a subscription-based mobile app and website portal that assists health professionals with clinical decision-making through medical calculators, charts, updated content, prescriptions, clinical scores, and medical procedure guides. The segment also covers educational health and medical imaging resources for lifelong medical learners.