Category Archives: Press

Rapid Response in Action: Afya and GEM Deliver Critical IV Supplies to Texas Flood Zones

When devastating floods struck Texas in July 2025, Afya reacted quickly and dispatched medical aid [...]

Afya assesses medical supply needs in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

In July 2025, Afya completed a pivotal health system strengthening visit to St. Vincent and [...]

Afya in Action: Delivering Relief During the January 2025 Southern California Wildfires

In early January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires swept across Southern California—destroying homes, schools, [...]

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 [...]

Afya to be Honored by Westchester Chapter of United Nations Association of the USA

Afya, a Yonkers-based global healthcare not-for-profit organization, will be honored by the Westchester chapter of [...]