The Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/dioxin took a field trip to the heavily AO-contaminated province of Dong Nai yesterday, as part of a project to build centres on reproductive health and rehabilitation.
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| Presenting gifts to AO victims |
The group was seeking funding for the construction of a reproductive health consultancy centre and a rehabilitation centre for AO/dioxin victims in Dong Nai province’s Dinh Quan district, said Dr Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, a group member.
Apart from attracting donations, Phuong will help train doctors and medical workers for the centres, providing them with knowledge and enabling them to consult and treat AO/dioxin victims.
At a working session with the Dong Nai Association of AO/dioxin Victims, Vu Hai Ha, a group participant as well as a member of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations, handed over VND700 million (US$34,000) that had been donated by businesses and organisations.
Dong Nai is one of the localities most heavily affected by Agent Orange/dioxin, with over 10 million litres of the toxic chemical sprayed on half of the province’s area. As many as 13,000 local people were exposed and 8,000 are still suffering from resulting health problems.
(Source: VNS)
