António Lopes, accompanied by the Board Members Fátima Domingues and Afonso Neutel, met with the Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon and President of the WYD Foundation - Lisbon, Dom Américo Aguiar. The purpose of the visit was to mark the integration of physiotherapists in the World Youth Day 2023 (WYD23) Health Team, whose mission is to provide proximity health care to all registered pilgrims, volunteers and participants in the various events, in conjunction with the SNS entities (Primary Health Care, INEM and Hospitals). The reception included the unveiling of a plaque evoking the visit of the President of the Order of Physiotherapists to the headquarters of the World Youth Day Foundation Lisbon 2023 and ended with the signing of the Book of Honour, in which a message was inscribed on behalf of all physiotherapists.
The Order of Physiotherapists highlights the contribution of physiotherapists in WYD23, considering that international guidelines for best practices in health point to the importance of integrating physiotherapists in the reinforcement of professional teams responding to disasters and/or humanitarian crises and in large-scale events.