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Da Nang city works to assist victims of Agent Orange

A programme was held in the central city of Da Nang on August 9 to offer support and raise funds for victims of Agent Orange (AO) on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the AO disaster in Vietnam (August 10, 1961).
Da Nang city works to assist victims of Agent Orange ảnh 1A performance at the programme in Da Nang on August 9 (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – A programmewas held in the central city of Da Nang on August 9 to offer support and raisefunds for victims of Agent Orange (AO) on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the AOdisaster in Vietnam (August 10, 1961).

Programme organisers, including the DaNang Association of AO Victims and other organisations, presented gifts to 30AO victims and disadvantaged war veterans.

They also set up a hotline at thecity’s public service switchboard 1022 via which people can make textdonations.

From June 14 to July 28, 221units, organisations, and individuals made donations worth over 1.6 billion VND(68,400 USD) both in cash and in kind to the programme.

Addressing the event, Chairman of theDa Nang Association of AO Victims To Nam said the city is home to more than 5,000 AOvictims, including 1,400 children, noting that the association hasraised funds worth 162 billion VND in total for caring for AO victims and theirfamilies so far.

Da Nang city works to assist victims of Agent Orange ảnh 2AO victims and disadvantaged war veterans receive gifts at the programme. (Photo: VNA)
Despite difficulties amid theCOVID-19 pandemic over the last two years, it has still managed to mobiliseresources for building and upgrading 11 houses for AO victims, providingregular assistance for 350 victims, assisting 60 families to developlivelihoods, and granting 70 scholarships. Besides, free medical examinationand treatment have been given to nearly 90 victims while nearly 15,000 gift packageshanded over to victims, and 110 child victims benefited from frequent care.

He expressedhis hope that local AO victims will receive more assistance from the communityin the time ahead to have a better life.

According to the Vietnam Association of Victimsof AO/Dioxin, the US army sprayed 80 million litres of toxic chemicals on the south ofVietnam between 1961 and 1971, with 61% being AO containing 366kg of dioxin, onover nearly 3.06 million hectares (equivalent to nearly one quarter of the south’stotal area). 

Preliminary statistics showed that 4.8 millionVietnamese people were exposed to AO/dioxin, and about 3 million people becamevictims. Tens of thousands of people have died while millions of others havesuffered from cancer and other incurable diseases as a result. Many of theiroffspring also suffer from birth deformities./.
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