IPAPO (international physical activity prescription organization) - an inspirational idea of both Vietnamese and Swedish scientists, held an important meeting at Nikko hotel in Hanoi on 13 November 2015 to discuss the development strategy for the 2016 - 2020 with the purpose: “Physical activity for the healthy and happiness of Vietnamese people”.
The co-founders of IPAPO include Professor Carl Johan Sundberg - President of The Swedish Professional Associations for Physical Activity; Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, Ph.D – initiator of Dinh Tien Hoang Institute of Medicine; Vice Head of Physiology Department, Hanoi Medical University and Associate Professor Ingeborg van der Ploeg - Director of Doctoral Education at Karolinska Institutet. On this meeting, with the role of the main organization, they presented the creation and development of physical activity prescription in Sweden, the vision and the development strategy in Vietnam. It is the first time that IPAPO has organized an international and multilateral conference. The participants including people from different association/organization including Professor Le Bo Linh - vice president of the Commission of Science, Technology and Environment of the National Assembly and Assoc; Mrs.Ingrid Sefastasson – Second Secretary of the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam; Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai – Commissar of Vietnam Women’s Union Central Presidium, Lai Duc Tuong, Ph.D – representative of The WHO Representative Office in Viet Nam, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hien – President of Doan Thi Diem Primary school and representatives of National Geriatric Hospital, Dinh Tien Hoang Institute of Medicine, World Bank, Fusion Bodyworks Center and DansonMedia company.
“From the experience of Sweden: The implementation of physical activity prescription in healthcare settings should have the cooperation of organizations in different sectors and in order to promote physical activity among the population, both the inner motivation and the support of authority contribute a crucial part”, said Prof. Carl Johan Sundberg. With the thorough discussion and strong commitment of organization leaders, the conference has identified the priorities and fulfilled the development strategy for the project in the period of 2016-2020. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong |