Expedition report · March 2025

33rd Expedition Pope Francis

Name: 33rd Expedition: Pope Francis
Start: 2025-03-06
End: 2025-03-13
Location: Aveiro

6 to March 13, 2025 · 8 daysAveiro

Transformation on the Tapajós: bringing care to Aveiro

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appointmentsin 8 days of expedition: 1,886
volunteers: 19
hours donated: 960
in donated services: R$ 297k

Value of the services donated on this expedition: hours actually worked × the market rate for the specialty, reported by the volunteer or, failing that, the market average — the methodology of note 11 to the audited financial statements. Amounts in Brazilian reais.

About the expedition

Zoé on the Tapajós: Bringing Care and Transformation to Aveiro

The 33rd Expedition: Pope Francis took place from March 6 to 13, 2025, in Aveiro. During the expedition, 15 hernia surgeries, 10 gallbladder surgeries, 1 proctological procedure, 2 postectomies, 17 ophthalmological procedures, 58 minor procedures, 96 pulmonary medicine consultations, 83 gynecology consultations, 91 dermatology consultations, 88 pediatric consultations, 140 ophthalmology consultations, 27 anesthetic screenings, 69 surgical consultations, 107 dental consultations, 310 dental procedures, 44 ultrasounds, 280 eye exams, 52 mammograms, 103 X-rays, 12 spirometries, and 108 pairs of glasses were donated.

People who returned to see, breathe without pain, live without limitations.

New recordCompared with the previous record, from the 26th Expedition: June: Belterra on the Surgical Journey

Appointments

33rd · Mar/20251,886

26th · Jun/20241,326

Appointments

What was done, by category

1,886in total

Clinical consultations
Exams
Other procedures
Toothbrushing kits donated
Eyeglasses donated
Surgeries

Clinical consultations

36%

674

Ophthalmology140
Dentistry107
Pulmonology96
Dermatology91
Pediatrics88
Gynecology83
Surgical consultations69

Exams

26%

491

Eye exams280
X-ray103
Mammography52
Ultrasounds44
Spirometry12

Other procedures

16%

310

Dental procedures310

Toothbrushing kits donated

11%

200

Toothbrushing kits200

Eyeglasses donated

5.7%

108

Surgeries

5.5%

103

Minor procedures58
Eye surgeries (pterygium)17
Hernia surgeries15
Gallbladder surgeries10
Circumcision surgeries2
Proctologic surgeries1

Highlights

What marked this expedition

On board the Hospital Ship Papa Francisco

Zoé reaches places without doctors – this time, in partnership with the Hospital Ship Papa Francisco, with 28 general surgeries and 17 ophthalmologic surgeries.