Expedition report · November 2025

42nd Expedition Surgical Belterra

Name: 42nd Expedition: Surgical Belterra
Start: 2025-11-29
End: 2025-12-07
Location: Belterra

November 29 to December 7, 2025 · 9 daysBelterra

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appointmentsin 9 days of expedition: 1,419
volunteers: 40
hours donated: 2,208
in donated services: R$ 469k

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

First pediatric and ophthalmological surgery in the region

The 42nd Surgical Expedition in Belterra took place from November 29 to December 7, 2025. The team included professionals from various specialties, such as surgeons, dermatologists, radiologists, pediatricians, gynecologists, ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, among others. During the expedition, 215 ultrasounds, 1,170 eye exams, 100 pediatric consultations, 60 gynecological visits, 80 dermatological visits, 130 ophthalmological visits, 20 geriatric consultations, 48 pulmonary consultations were conducted, along with multiple surgeries, including 18 gallbladder, 18 hernia, 20 pediatric, 22 ophthalmological, and 5 gynecological procedures.

For the first time in the history of Belterra, we performed pediatric and ophthalmological surgeries, restoring vision to 17 people.

Appointments

What was done, by category

1,419in total

Exams
Clinical consultations
Surgeries
Other procedures

Exams

60%

850

Eye exams624
Ultrasounds206
Pulmonology20

Clinical consultations

30%

432

Ophthalmology154
Dermatology74
Surgical consultations52
Geriatrics41
Anesthesia screenings40
Pediatrics33
Pulmonology30
Gynecology8

Surgeries

6.8%

Dermatologic surgeries23
Hernia surgeries22
Gallbladder surgeries18
Eye surgeries (pterygium)17
Pediatric surgeries14
Gynecologic surgeries3

Other procedures

2.8%

Dermatologic procedures40

Highlights

What marked this expedition

20,000 consultations since our founding

The 42nd Expedition also marks a historic moment for Zoé: we have surpassed 20,000 consultations since our founding.

95 surgeries in 9 days

There were 52 general surgeries, 23 dermatological, 17 ophthalmological, and 3 gynecological procedures, with approximately half a ton of state-of-the-art equipment and donated supplies.

Dermatological procedures

The 40 dermatological procedures performed included removal of suspicious lesions, biopsies, and treatments that, without the expedition, would have required travel of hundreds of kilometers. In the Amazon, where intense sun exposure increases the risk of skin cancer, early access to a dermatologist can make the difference between a simple procedure and a complex treatment.