AMDAF - Associação Médicos da Floresta

What AMDAF - Associação Médicos da Floresta does

AMDAF (Associação Médicos da Floresta) is a Brazilian nonprofit civil association founded in 2016 that delivers specialist healthcare — ophthalmology, dentistry, and infectious disease (trachoma) — to indigenous communities in remote areas of the Amazon rainforest. The organization operates three named programs: the Amazonian Cataract Project (consultations, glasses distribution, cataract and pterygium surgery with follow-up), the Amazonian Smile Project (dental treatments, prostheses, and crowns, launched 2017), and the Amazonian Trachoma Project (treatment and prevention of infectious blindness, present in over 50% of some indigenous populations). Service delivery is built around recurring medical expeditions staffed by volunteer clinicians to indigenous territories across three Brazilian states — Mato Grosso (Xingu/Xavante since 2016), Roraima (Raposa Serra do Sol since 2017), and Mato Grosso do Sul — with cumulative outcomes of more than 40,000 beneficiaries, 7,000+ consultations, 2,500+ glasses distributed, and 300+ surgical procedures.

The underlying technology is minimal and operational rather than software-centric: AMDAF runs a self-service donation platform on Trackmob and accepts contributions via website, PIX ([email protected]), credit/debit card, boleto bancário, and automatic bank debit across Banco do Brasil, Itaú, Santander, Bradesco, and Caixa Econômica Federal. Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns (birthday and social-media driven) layer a second acquisition channel. The defensible technical component is the expedition logistics and clinical protocol — a domain-specialized model for sustained, safe healthcare delivery in areas lacking medical infrastructure — rather than any software product.

Revenue mechanics are those of a donation-funded NGO: recurring and one-time individual donations, peer-to-peer fundraising proceeds, and corporate/institutional sponsorships from pharmaceutical, medical device, and foundation partners including Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Alcon, Allergan, Zeiss, Coca-Cola Foundation, Fondation L'Occitane, Astellas Pharma, BR Foundation, Santa Cruz Eye Institute, IBOL, HC-UNICAMP, and institutional partners UNICEF and MSF. Governance is provided by the four founders (Dr. Celso Takashi Nakano, Dr. Fernando Kimura, Dr. Fabio Nero Mitsuushi, Frank Zenji Hida) and annual transparency reports (work balance sheets 2016–2022) are published.

Name

AMDAF - Associação Médicos da Floresta

Legal name

Associação Médicos da Floresta

Website

https://amdaf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AMDAF is a Brazilian nonprofit founded in 2016 that delivers volunteer-staffed ophthalmology, dental, and trachoma care via recurring medical expeditions to indigenous communities across three Amazonian states (Mato Grosso, Roraima, Mato Grosso do Sul), funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Dentists (62121), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Indigenous healthcare
• Medical expeditions
• Ophthalmology services
• Dental care services
• Nonprofit healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Recurring and one-time donations from individual supporters via credit card, debit card, PIX, boleto bancário, and automatic bank debit through Brazilian banks
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships: Support from pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, foundations, and corporations including Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Alcon, Allergan, Zeiss, Coca-Cola Foundation, and others
3. Fundraising Campaigns: Individual supporters can launch fundraising campaigns for birthdays or social media mobilization, with proceeds directed to current projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AMDAF is a nonprofit civil entity that provides free specialized healthcare services to indigenous populations in the Brazilian Amazon through volunteer-led medical expeditions. The organization delivers ophthalmological care (cataract surgery and trachoma treatment) and dental care directly to remote Amazonian communities via field-based outreach programs.

Product overview

AMDAF is a non-profit civil entity providing health services to hard-to-reach indigenous communities in the Amazon Rainforest. The organization operates three core programs: (1) Amazonian Cataract Project — ophthalmological care including consultations, glasses distribution, and cataract/pterygium surgeries; (2) Amazonian Trachoma Project — public health treatment for trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide; and (3) Amazonian Smile Project — dental care including procedures, prostheses, and crowns. Since 2016, AMDAF has benefited more than 40,000 indigenous people across the Xingu, Roraima, and Mato Grosso do Sul regions. The organization relies entirely on volunteer healthcare professionals and does not offer a technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amazonian Cataract Project: Ophthalmological care project treating visual impairments including cataracts and pterygium in indigenous communities, originally called Olhos do Xingu.
• Amazonian Trachoma Project
• Amazonian Smile Project

Products and services

• Amazonian Cataract Project Ophthalmology program providing cataract surgery to indigenous populations in remote Amazonian communities through volunteer-led medical expeditions.
• Amazonian Trachoma Project Eye care program delivering trachoma screening and treatment to indigenous populations in the Brazilian Amazon through volunteer-led medical expeditions.
• Amazonian Smile Project Dental care program providing oral health services to indigenous populations in remote Amazonian communities through volunteer-led medical expeditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ indigenous people served since 2016
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NovartiscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company partner supporting AMDAF's healthcare initiatives for indigenous communities. Visible in partner logo section on website.
• Johnson & Johnson (JnJ)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare corporation supporting AMDAF's medical expeditions and healthcare delivery to indigenous communities.
• AlconcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEye care company providing ophthalmology solutions. Featured as a supporting partner in the logo section.
• AllergancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company specializing in eye care and aesthetics. Listed as a supporting partner.
• ZeisscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOptics and optoelectronics company supporting vision care initiatives. Featured in partner section.
• Santa Cruz Eye InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEye care institute providing specialized ophthalmological services. Home to the Santa Cruz Laser Center where founder Dr. Celso Nakano serves as Chief of Cataract Surgery.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations agency supporting children's rights and health. Listed among AMDAF's partners.
• MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational medical humanitarian organization. Listed among partner organizations.
• Instituto Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (IBOL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian ophthalmology institute where founder Dr. Fernando Kimura serves as Assistant Physician in the Cataract Sector.
• HC-UNICAMPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital das Clínicas at Universidade Estadual de Campinas where founder Dr. Fábio Mitsuushi serves as Assistant Physician in the Ophthalmology Department.
• Keio UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese university collaborating on healthcare initiatives. Visible in partners section.
• IEE USPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute at University of São Paulo supporting research and healthcare programs.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Seva Foundation: Global eye health nonprofit that builds sustainable eye care programs in low-resource and indigenous communities. Shares AMDAF's ophthalmological expedition and capacity-building orientation, including work with indigenous populations.
• Fred Hollows Foundation: International development organization focused on ending avoidable blindness, with active trachoma and cataract elimination programs in indigenous and remote populations. Direct competitor in the indigenous eye-care niche that AMDAF serves.
• OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation: Global foundation focused on providing vision care, eyeglasses, and cataract interventions to underserved communities worldwide. Directly comparable to AMDAF's Amazonian Cataract Project in mission and intervention mix (consultations, glasses, surgery).

Emerging players

• Health in Harmony: Nonprofit that links rainforest conservation with healthcare delivery for indigenous and forest-dependent communities in Indonesia and Brazil. Overlapping mission around Amazonian indigenous health and a comparable revenue model mixing donations with earned income.
• Survival International: Indigenous rights organization that campaigns for tribal peoples' rights and supports health access for isolated indigenous communities. Adjacent mission and overlapping beneficiary base in Brazilian Amazon, but focused on advocacy rather than direct medical delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Partners In Health: Global nonprofit delivering healthcare to people living in poverty and remote areas through long-term partnerships and clinical accompaniment. Comparable mission of bringing specialty care to geographically isolated populations, though with a much larger footprint and hospital-building orientation.
• Médicos Sem Fronteiras (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders: International medical humanitarian organization that conducts field-based medical expeditions to underserved and conflict-affected populations globally. AMDAF is listed among its partners and operates a similar expedition model, though at smaller scale and with a narrower clinical scope.
• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): Brazilian public health research and delivery institution that runs health programs in the Amazon including for indigenous populations. Comparable beneficiary base and a credible potential institutional partner or functional alternative to AMDAF in the region.

Others

• Instituto Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (IBOL): Brazilian ophthalmology institute where AMDAF co-founder Dr. Fernando Kimura practices. Functionally an institutional ally rather than competitor, but operates in the same ophthalmology specialty and could in principle deploy similar outreach expeditions.
• Rainforest Foundation US: Nonprofit supporting indigenous communities in the Amazon and Congo basins to protect rainforests. Different primary intervention (land rights) but the same donor pool (Amazonian indigenous advocacy funders) and overlapping beneficiary community, making it a comparable philanthropic investment profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/medicosdafloresta/?hl=pt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amdaf

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