Tran Bich Thuy

Ms. Thuy Bich Tran is the country director of HelpAge International in Vietnam. She holds a master degree of development management by Asian Institute of Management. She has more than 30 years working in the development area and of those 25 years working in the area of ageing. She is one of the founders of community based, relevant, comprehensive and sustainable model in Vietnam, so called Intergenerational Self Help Club (ISHC), which promotes healthy and active ageing in Vietnam, using community driven development approach. From an international funded project model, the ISHC has now become the national model and target in a number of government policies. Thanks to her contribution in ageing area, Ms. Thuy is recognized as one of the Healthy Ageing 50 - Leaders transforming the world to be a better place to grow older - a UN Decade of Healthy Ageing initiative.