News and Updates

News and updates on Afya's work delivering lifesaving supplies and equipment around the world.

UJA-Federation partners with AFYA Foundation to provide crucial medical supplies for Ukraine

Crucial medical supplies are being packed for Ukraine at the AFYA Foundation in Yonkers. On...

Helping communities impacted by California wildfires

Over the last 90 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) companies have been committed...

From the desk of Afya’s Founder & CEO: Our response to the withdrawal of foreign aid and US health funding

Federal funding cuts are destabilizing healthcare systems around the globe and in the U.S. As...

Students and staff package 1,800 pounds of medical supplies for under-resourced countries

A recurring part of the “NYU in Dialogue” initiative, the service opportunity works with a...

Danielle Butin, Founder and CEO of Afya, on the podcast Well Said with Dr. Ira Nash

What does Afya mean anyway? Why and how was Afya started? How does Afya keep...

A Second Life for Medical Supplies: Rethinking Healthcare Waste

Seventeen years ago, as a divorced mother of three newly downsized from a leadership position...

Double Your Impact and Save More Lives 🌍

This is it—the final opportunity to double your impact and save lives before the year...

You’ve Helped Save Thousands of Lives—Here’s How 🌍

Thousands of lives have been saved—because of you. Thanks to your support, the unused medical...

Rescued Bandages, Saved Lives—A Win for People and the Planet 🌿

Your support is healing people and helping the environment by rescuing unused medical supplies.

From Rescue to Saving Lives: The Journey of a Life-Saving Bandage

Every bandage (and suture and wheelchair and incubator!) we rescue starts a life-saving journey. From...