Brazil expands mobile health units for women's care

Timeline

1. 5 days ago

   [HEALTH] 3 sources

   Mobile Health Units Expand Free Services Across Bahia, Brazil

   Mobile health units from Instituto Américas Amigas and ISPS provided free mammograms and multi‑service health mutirões in Bahia, serving hundreds and targeting vulnerable communities.

2. 11 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Manaus Relocates Women's Mobile Health Units to New Sites

   Manaus moves its three women's health mobile units to new locations in the North and East zones as of July 20, while keeping existing sites in West, South and Rural zones; services run until late July.

3. 15 days ago

   [HEALTH] 8 sources

   Brazil expands mobile women's health units to boost cancer screening in Rio and Manaus

   Brazil's mobile women's health units, highlighted by President Lula in Rio and Sesc in Manaus, are expanding free breast and cervical cancer screening services nationwide.

4. 16 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Portugal and Brazil stress early detection of eating disorders and infant nutrition risks

   Portugal urges early detection of eating disorders; Brazil highlights infant nutrition and cow's‑milk protein allergy guidelines, stressing professional oversight.

5. 17 days ago

   [HEALTH] 2 sources

   Resende expands mobile CT scanner service to nearby municipalities

   Resende's mobile CT scanner now serves Itatiaia, Quatis and Porto Real, offering up to 100 free daily exams until 18 July.

6. 18 days ago

   [HEALTH] 4 sources

   Paraná launches mobile women's health unit and expands elderly day center

   Paraná's health program adds a mobile women's screening unit in Cambira and expands the Mercedes elderly day center with a R$472 million investment, boosting preventive services for women and seniors.

7. 19 days ago

   [HEALTH] 6 sources

   Brazil offers free prenatal ultrasounds in Belém and nutrition consultations in Realeza

   Free prenatal ultrasounds in Belém (17‑18 July) and a free nutrition clinic in Realeza (starting 4 August) aim to broaden health access in Brazil.

8. 23 days ago

   [HEALTH] 5 sources

   Resende, Brazil launches mobile CT scanner to serve up to 1,000 patients in July

   Resende, Brazil, will run a free mobile CT scanner July 8‑18, expecting to serve ~1,000 patients with on‑demand scans and online results.

9. 23 days ago

   [HEALTH] 9 sources

   Brazilian Chamber Approves National School Health Policy

   Brazilian committees approved a draft law to create a National School Health Policy, integrating health measures like mental health, nutrition, vaccination, and tobacco control with the education system; it now

10. 25 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Brazil opens new Policlínica in Camaçari and expands mobile women's health unit in Votuporanga

    Brazil's new Policlínica in Camaçari starts with 1,000+ appointments, while a mobile unit in Votuporanga provides women's health exams for the city and 16 nearby towns until July 31.

11. 25 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Brazilian Lawmaker Yury do Paredão Supports Free Women's Health Clinic in Juazeiro do Norte

    A free women's health clinic operated by Carreta Conectados Pela Cura visited Juazeiro do Norte on 8–9 July, offering gynecology, mastology and ultrasound services with support from deputies Yury do Paredão and

12. 26 days ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources

    Brazilian towns launch major health outreach programs in Três Lagoas and Primavera do Leste

    Três Lagoas starts a large health mutirão with thousands of specialized consultations, while Primavera do Leste holds a therapeutic June festival for mental‑health patients.

13. 28 days ago

    [HEALTH] 10 sources

    Brazil expands mobile health units and ambulances to dozens of municipalities

    Brazil’s health ministry is deploying 50 mobile units and additional ambulances to dozens of cities, expanding primary‑care, emergency and dental services nationwide.

14. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Brazilian governors promote modernized one‑stop public service centers

    Governors Wanderlei Barbosa (Tocantins) and Roberto Cidade (Amazonas) showcased state‑run one‑stop service hubs, delivering hundreds of integrated public services to citizens in Araguaína and Itacoatiara.

15. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Mobile health units bring free mammograms and primary care to communities in São Paulo and Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Mobile health units in Brazil are delivering free mammograms in Igaratá, São Paulo and a range of primary‑care services across six Porto Alegre communities.

16. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Porto Velho hosts Brazil's 'Governo do Brasil na Rua' free service fair

    Brazil’s ‘Governo do Brasil na Rua’ fair opened in Porto Velho on June 30, offering free INSS exams, debt renegotiation, housing credit, Bolsa Família aid, vaccinations and other services without appointment.

17. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Três Lagoas hosts first Citizenship Fair and largest health mutirão with up to 15,000 services

    Três Lagoas, Brazil, will hold its first Citizenship Fair on July 27 to offer municipal services, and a major health mutirão from July 6‑10 providing up to 15,000 specialized consultations and exams.

18. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 4 sources

    Brazil's Cardoso Moreira Receives New Mobile Health Unit from Federal Program

    A mobile health unit equipped for tomography and ultrasound was launched in Cardoso Moreira, Brazil, under the federal “Agora Tem Especialistas” program, expanding specialist access and cutting patient travel.

19. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 14 sources

    Brazil creates Indigenous Health Committee to Cut Maternal and Infant Deaths

    Brazil's Ministry of Health created a permanent committee to reduce maternal, fetal and infant deaths among Indigenous peoples, with monitoring, planning and special protocols for isolated groups.

20. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources

    Minas Gerais government rolls out service and infrastructure initiatives across the state

    Minas Gerais launched multiple initiatives: a proposed multimodal grain terminal in Governador Valadares, itinerant disability driver‑license exams in Montes Claros, and a service hub in Divinópolis serving 6,8

21. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Brazil's 'Governo do Brasil na Rua' brings social services to Southern cities

    Brazil's mobile outreach program delivered free medical, social, legal and financial services to Porto Alegre and Florianópolis, serving around 479 people, with further visits planned for São Paulo, Cuiabá and

22. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 4 sources

    Brazil expands STI testing and prevention during festivals and community outreach

    Brazil's Bahia state and Amazonas health agencies intensified STI testing during festivals and a mobile outreach, conducting thousands of rapid tests, treating positives and distributing condoms and self‑test k

23. about 1 month ago

    [HEALTH] 5 sources

    Governor Mateus Simões Inspects Near-Complete UBS São José in Capitão Andrade

    Governor Mateus Simões inspected the nearly finished UBS São José in Capitão Andrade, Minas Gerais, with 90% of work done, R$2 million invested, set to open in September for about 3,000 locals.

24. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Brazil provides free mammography and ultrasound screenings in Natal and Aparecida de Goiânia

    Natal and Aparecida de Goiânia in Brazil are hosting free health screening weeks, offering mammograms and a range of ultrasound exams with no referrals required.

25. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 13 sources

    Minas Gerais government rolls out free service fairs in Governador Valadares and Passos

    Minas Gerais' 'Governo Presente' service fairs provided over 125,000 free public services, including documents and vaccinations, in Governador Valadares (June 18‑19) and Passos (June 9‑10).

26. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 4 sources

    Brazil expands mobile specialist health units for Indigenous peoples and women

    Brazil's Ministry of Health's Agora Tem Especialistas program deployed mobile units to serve over 13,000 Indigenous people in June and launched a women's health caravan in Rio, expanding specialist care nation‑

27. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Brazil's Agora Tem Especialistas Mobile Units Expand Women's and Diagnostic Care

    Brazil's Agora Tem Especialistas program expands mobile health units, adding a women's‑health carriage in Rio and a diagnostic imaging unit in Ceilândia, to speed up cancer screening and reduce exam backlogs.

28. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    Brazil launches women's health mobile units in Bahia and Rio de Janeiro

    Brazil’s health ministry rolled out women’s mobile units in Bahia and Petrópolis, offering free cancer screenings and diagnostics to SUS patients as part of the nationwide “Agora Tem Especialistas” programme.

29. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 5 sources

    Santa Luzia, Brazil receives Mobile Health Unit offering specialist consultations and ultrasounds

    A mobile health unit from Minas Gerais will be in Santa Luzia (15‑19 June), offering specialist consultations and ultrasounds to reduce waiting lists.

30. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 14 sources

    Sorocaba extends free Luna Park tickets, adds food drive and mobile clinic

    Sorocaba keeps free Luna Park tickets through July 3, ran a food‑for‑sticker drive collecting about one tonne of food, and scheduled a mobile clinic series in three neighborhoods.

31. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Brazilian officials bring mobile public services to communities in Manaus and Santa Cristina do Pinhal

    Governor Roberto Cidade’s ‘Governo Presente’ program delivered health, identity and aid services in Manaus, while a mobile registration event in Santa Cristina do Pinhal offered Cadastro Único updates and other

32. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Brazilian states launch mobile units for free civic services

    Brazilian states São Paulo and Minas Gerais deployed mobile units in June, offering free identity, driver’s license, health, social and animal care services to residents of São Lourenço da Serra and Divinópolis

33. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 10 sources

    Minas Gerais governor Mateus Simões inspects new health unit in Carmo do Rio Claro

    Governor Mateus Simões inspected a nearly‑completed UBS in Carmo do Rio Claro, investing R$2.25 M for a facility serving 3 000 residents, slated to open Oct 2026.

34. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Sete Lagoas hosts Minas Gerais' mobile public service hub, delivering 7,591 free services

    The Governo Presente mobile service visited Sete Lagoas on May 30‑31, providing 7,591 free public services and raising the state total to 117,546; it will move to Passos June 9‑10.

35. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Minas Gerais expands mobile health and citizen service units to towns

    Minas Gerais’ Governo Presente delivered 7,591 free services in Sete Lagoas, reaching 117,546 statewide, and will send the Carreta Saúde Mais Perto mobile health unit to Itaguara (June 8‑10) and Itatiaiuçu (Jun