The Impact Equation

João Abreu: Brazil's leading public health innovator

May 13, 2026·38 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

João Abreu is a Brazilian public health innovator and the co-founder and executive director of ImpulsoGov, a non-profit scaling data-driven tools and technology into Brazil’s universal public health system - the world’s largest single-payer public healthcare network. Founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, ImpulsoGov has grown to partner with governments in hundreds of municipalities, helping health teams use data to act proactively, equitably and preventively. Joao's organisation has won international recognition, including selection to the MIT Solve Global Health Challenge, and reflects João’s deep commitment to closing gaps in access and quality of care by putting real-world data into the hands of frontline teams. This is the latest in our special series with our friends at 100X Impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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