The Foundation's Healthcare Development program provides assistance for healthcare facilities in developing countries that are meeting critical needs in their communities. Examples of possible needs to which Foundation grants can be applied include:

• Assistance in funding the construction of a new facility or the purchase of medical devices or equipment to permit the development or expansion of healthcare services in order to meet a critical healthcare need.

• Development of alternative sources of funding for the provision of healthcare programs and services in underserved areas.

Currently the Foundation has partnered with the China Rehabilitation Research Center (CRRC)  to promote the development of medical rehabilitation services in China. We are working to increase access to rehabilitation for patients in underserved areas, particularly in rural China. We are accomplishing this by supporting the development of new services and facilities, and helping the CRRC to expand it's outreach programs to the neediest of patients.

The principle focus of the Medical Education program to  support educational efforts of organizations in the US and developing countries, with an emphasis on international cooperation and scientific exchange. Examples of support efforts include:

• Sponsorship of scientific conferences or speaking appearances by recognized experts in the life sciences;

•  Scientist or physician exchange programs to support medical education and physician/scientist training;

• Translation of healthcare-related texts, manuals etc. into English or other languages in support of scientific cooperation and international exchange.

The Cheng Health Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of the on is proud to be a sponsor of the International Distinguished Scholar Program. Developed in cooperation with the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB) and REHAB Foundation, the program is promoting the bilateral exchange between the US and China of recognized experts in the field of Rehabilitation Medicine. The next program is planned for early spring in Honolulu, with Chinese experts in Spinal Cord Injury and Chinese Medicine providing updates on current treatment approaches in China.

The Foundation is actively reviewing scientific research programs in the US and the People's Republic of China that are addressing healthcare needs worldwide. Our current focus is on neuroscience research, particularly on research involving recovery from congenital and acquired neurologic injury including cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.

We are also evaluating programs that are looking at new approaches to degenerative neurologic disorders including Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Alzheimer's Disease.