Nga Nguyen

Nga Nguyen

August 3, 2026

Nga turns insight into everyday habits.

Nga is a strategic communications and social and behavior change specialist with over 20 years of experience, helping organizations translate insight into action and designing programs that move people toward healthier choices across health and water, sanitation and hygiene.

Her career spans senior advisory roles in global health and international development, including UNICEF, USAID, the World Bank, the ADB, and international NGOs. Nga holds a Master’s Degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

When she’s not working, you’ll find Nga gardening, dancing, or cooking. She’s based in the Washington, DC area.

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Can HCD help bring humanity (back) to emergency response?

Every crisis has two stories: the one told by data, and the other one told by people. The story told by data is tidy, neatly organized in columns and rows, with a beginning and an end. But the messier stories told by people can last for generations; long after the reports have been finalized, and the response has packed up and moved on.