Brazil expands mobile specialist health units for Indigenous peoples and women

Brazil's Ministry of Health is scaling up its "Agora Tem Especialistas" program, deploying mobile health units and specialist outreach missions across the country.

In June, more than 13,000 Indigenous residents in the states of Ceará, Pernambuco, Amapá and Pará will receive consultations, examinations and surgeries—including ophthalmology, pediatrics, gynecology, cardiology and dentistry—through the AgSUS agency. The effort includes multiple mutirões in Indigenous territories such as Xukuru do Ororubá, Tumucumaque and Zo’é, with teams providing culturally‑sensitive care.

On 15 June, a new women’s‑health caravan was launched in Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, offering specialized gynecologic consultations, mammograms, pelvic ultrasounds and on‑site biopsies. The unit joins several similar mobile clinics that have already visited more than 2,900 municipalities, delivering eye‑care, imaging and women’s‑health services nationwide. The program contributed to 14.9 million elective surgeries, 1.3 million specialized exams and 14 million hospitalisations in 2025.