Nacionalidad: Brazil

Nombre de la Organización: AfroSaúde (AfroHealth)

Región de Impacto: South America

Sobre el Negocio Social: AfroSaúde is a platform that connects patients to black health professionals to promote health and combat racism and social inequality in the labor market.

Sobre el Y&Y Fellow: Arthur Lima is 27 years old, graduated in Dentistry, and is a public health specialist, currently pursuing a Master in Health, Environment and Work. He has experience working as a dentist in the public sector in Salvador and cities in the interior of the state of Bahia, Brazil. He is currently focused on the social impact entrepreneurship area, where he has a Certificate in Political Innovation through the Academy of Political Innovation (Asuntos Del Sur) and he is also the founder of the startup ""AfroSaúde"" (AfroHealth), a platform that connects patients to black health professionals from all over Brazil. The purpose of the platform is to combat health racism, labor market inequality and promote quality health for the black population.