Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde

What Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde does

Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde (IEPS) is a Brazilian non-profit research institute founded in 2019 by Arminio Fraga, the former president of Banco Central do Brasil. The institute produces evidence-based research intended to inform Brazilian public health policy, with an explicit focus on the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), the country's universal public health system. Its core products include the IEPS Data platform (launched in 2022) which provides structured access to Brazilian public health datasets for researchers, journalists, and policymakers; a portfolio of recurring publications (Notas Técnicas, Textos para Discussão, Panorama IEPS, Boletins IEPS); and a series of applied programs — Agenda Mais SUS (joint initiative with Umane), Cátedra Çarê-IEPS (research partnership with Instituto Çarê), Programa Redes (health services regionalization), Afluentes (maternal health in the Amazon region, specifically Western Pará), and Programa Agora (child and adolescent mental health, launched in 2025 with Juntô).

IEPS serves a tripartite audience: federal and state-level government policymakers (including the Secretaria de Educação de Pernambuco), the Brazilian academic and research community (with formal ties to Harvard, Princeton, and FGV), and civil society organizations focused on health equity. The institute is headquartered in São Paulo with offices in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, and operates with a 51–100 person team. As a non-profit, IEPS's business model is grant- and partnership-funded rather than revenue-generating in a commercial sense; partners include foundations (Umane, Instituto Çarê) and government agencies, supplemented by philanthropic support. Recognition includes the 2025 Medalha Walter Leser.

Name

Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde

Legal name

Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde

Website

https://ieps.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde (IEPS) is a Brazilian non-profit research institute founded in 2019 that produces evidence-based analysis to inform public health policy, serving federal and state policymakers, academic researchers, and civil society organizations across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Research and Public Health Analytics

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Health policy research
• Public health data
• Epidemiological analysis
• Health economics
• Policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IEPS is an independent non-profit research institute that produces evidence-based health policy research, data analytics, and policy advocacy for the Brazilian public health system (SUS). Its core deliverables include the IEPS Data open-access platform with health indicators, peer-reviewed publications (Technical Notes, Discussion Papers, Panorama reports, Bulletins), and research programs addressing health financing, mental health, racial equity, primary care, and regional health integration. All outputs are offered free of charge to government, researchers, and civil society.

Product overview

IEPS (Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Saúde) is a non-profit, independent research organization focused on improving public health policies in Brazil. Rather than a technology product company, IEPS produces research, data platforms, and policy analysis. Its portfolio includes IEPS Data (a data access platform), the Agenda Mais SUS research program (with Umane), the Cátedra Çarê-IEPS (Black population health research chair), and the Afluentes project (Amazon maternal health). IEPS publishes structured research outputs including Notas Técnicas (technical notes), Textos para Discussão (discussion papers), Panorama IEPS (landscape reports), and Boletins IEPS (bulletins covering topics like health budgets and racial health equity). Additional programs include the Redes regionalization program and the Programa Agora for child/adolescent mental health. The organization does not appear to offer commercial technology products, APIs, or SaaS platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IEPS Data A data initiative created by IEPS to facilitate and expand access to health data across Brazil, providing dashboards, indicators, and analytics on SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) performance. Targeted at researchers, policymakers, and the public.
• Agenda Mais SUS A joint initiative of IEPS and Umane focused on generating evidence and pathways to strengthen public health in Brazil, producing diagnoses and policy recommendations for SUS.
• Cátedra Çarê-IEPS A research partnership between IEPS and Instituto Çarê dedicated to producing qualified research and information about Black population health in Brazil, including reports, studies, and articles on racial health equity.
• Afluentes An IEPS project supporting strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality among pregnant women and people with hypertension in areas of the Legal Amazon region with low access to health services.
• Notas Técnicas (Technical Notes) Technical notes addressing various health policy topics including health financing, racial inequalities, climate and health, health infrastructure, and COVID-19 response, made freely available on the IEPS website.
• Textos para Discussão (Discussion Papers) Academic discussion papers presenting research on health economics, health systems, mental health reform, and public health outcomes in Brazil.
• Panorama IEPS Comprehensive landscape reports analyzing specific health topics including vaccination coverage, chronic disease care lines, health innovation, and data governance.
• Boletins IEPS (IEPS Bulletins) Periodic bulletins including Radar+SUS (health budget analysis), Çarê-IEPS bulletins (Black population health), and thematic health monitoring reports.
• Programa Redes (Regionalization, Development and Health) An IEPS program supporting Brazilian states in integrating and improving Health Care Networks (RAS) through regionalization strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Development of comprehensive diagnosis reports for Agenda Mais SUS initiative covering multiple health determinants
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Harvard University and Princeton UniversityminorOthers · 1 January 2026
• Juntô - Iniciativa Brasileira de Saúde Mental de Crianças e AdolescentescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025
• Universidade do Estado do Pará (UEPA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025
• Secretaria de Educação de Pernambuco (SEE-PE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025
• Prefeitura de Soure (Pará)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024
• UmanecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022
• Instituto ÇarêcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022
• Instituto AcaiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022
• Instituto CactuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021
• Ministério da Saúde (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Ministério da Educação (MEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Instituto de Pesquisas另外需要核实几个合作伙伴关系的具体情况，特别是那些涉及资金或技术合作的项目。还需要确认一些关键合作的具体时间节点和合作细节。minorStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IPEA (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada): Brazilian federal research institute producing evidence-based policy analysis. Highly comparable business model (non-profit/government-affiliated research) and shares IEPS's role in informing federal decision-making, including health-related fiscal and social policy analysis.
• ThinkWell: Global health-policy and financing organization with a strong focus on universal health coverage and country-level health-system reform, similar to IEPS's HSS/UHC orientation. Comparable as a non-profit consultancy/research hybrid working with government donors and multilaterals.
• ABRASCO (Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva): Brazilian Association of Collective/Public Health — non-profit that produces academic research, policy advocacy, and training in public health, mirroring IEPS's evidence-based policy orientation and serving overlapping audiences of researchers, government, and civil society.
• Results for Development (R4D): Global non-profit focused on health systems strengthening, health financing, and equity — directly comparable in mission, donor base, and policy-research-plus-technical-assistance model, though operating internationally rather than in a single country.
• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): Brazil's leading public-health research and development institution, also a non-profit think tank/research organization focused on SUS-relevant epidemiological and policy research. Most directly comparable to IEPS in mission and Brazilian public-health focus, though significantly larger in scale.
• CEBES (Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde): Brazilian civil-society organization dedicated to critical analysis of public health and SUS. Comparable as a non-profit health-policy think tank that publishes analysis, engages in advocacy, and targets government and academic audiences.
• Duke Global Health Innovation Center: Academic-affiliated center producing evidence and data platforms on health systems and innovation globally, comparable to IEPS in combining academic rigor, open data, and policy engagement for health-system improvement.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Global Development (CGD): Global non-profit think tank producing evidence-based research on development and health policy. Comparable as a non-profit, donor-funded research institute influencing government and multilateral policy, though with broader geographic and thematic scope.
• PAHO (Pan American Health Organization): Regional WHO office covering the Americas, providing technical cooperation, policy guidance, and research support to Latin American health systems. Overlaps IEPS's SUS-strengthening and UHC work but operates at a much larger scale and geographic scope.
• World Bank Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice: Multilateral lender and policy advisor heavily engaged in Brazilian and Latin American health-system reform, financing, and evidence generation. Comparable in HSS/UHC focus but vastly larger scale and mandate than IEPS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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