The East Meets West established the Support Network for People With Disabilities (SN-PWD) in 2006 with a grant from The Ford Foundation. The SN-PWD is an initiative to help create channels of medical and educational services for people with disabilities (PWDs) of various kinds in Quang Ngai province. The main goal is to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities by th e creation of long-term, sustainable channels by which these people can access health care and other services.

Nguyen Manh Hung
Program Coordinator
 
Nguyen Manh Hung brings extensive medical experience to EMW, having trained as a doctor at Hue University and having completed his Masters of Public Health at La Trobe University in Australia.

Hung joined EMW as the Program Coordinator for the Support Network for People with Disabilities. He will be working to expand medical services and educational opportunities for disabled groups in Vietnam.

Hung has previously worked on several health-related projects on topics such as maternal and newborn care, AIDS, and rural development.  He is an avid volunteer and was named Volunteer of the Year in Victoria State, Australia in 2001.