The Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin in southern Soc Trangprovince has conducted a range of activities in support of local AOvictims since it was established five years ago.
It wasreported at the association’s second congress for the 2014 – 2019 termon December 12 that with nearly 8 billion VND contributed by donors fromboth inside and outside the province, the association has presentedgifts and houses to victims as well as organised free medical checks andbuilt a day care centre for them.
In the coming years,the association will continue to work to ensure proper implementationof the government’s relevant preferential policies for AO victims. Itwill also joining hands in the fight for justice for the victims led bythe Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) .
Soc Trang has 14,000 AO victims, of whom 9,000 are direct victims of the toxic chemical.
All cities and districts in Soc Trang have established their ownorganisations of Agent Orange/Dioxin victims with a total of more than3,800 members.
Between 1961 and 1971, US troops sprayednearly 80 million litres of herbicides, including Agent Orange, whichhad a dioxin content of up to 61 percent, on 3 million hectares offorest in southern Vietnam.
The largest chemical war inthe history of humankind conducted by the US army exposed about 6.8million Vietnamese people to Agent Orange/dioxin. Hundreds of thousandsof them have died, while millions of other victims and their descendantsare day and night struggling against diseases, the after-effects of thetoxic chemical.
Since it was founded in 2004, VAVA has been responsible for assisting AO victims and protecting their interests.-VNA
It wasreported at the association’s second congress for the 2014 – 2019 termon December 12 that with nearly 8 billion VND contributed by donors fromboth inside and outside the province, the association has presentedgifts and houses to victims as well as organised free medical checks andbuilt a day care centre for them.
In the coming years,the association will continue to work to ensure proper implementationof the government’s relevant preferential policies for AO victims. Itwill also joining hands in the fight for justice for the victims led bythe Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) .
Soc Trang has 14,000 AO victims, of whom 9,000 are direct victims of the toxic chemical.
All cities and districts in Soc Trang have established their ownorganisations of Agent Orange/Dioxin victims with a total of more than3,800 members.
Between 1961 and 1971, US troops sprayednearly 80 million litres of herbicides, including Agent Orange, whichhad a dioxin content of up to 61 percent, on 3 million hectares offorest in southern Vietnam.
The largest chemical war inthe history of humankind conducted by the US army exposed about 6.8million Vietnamese people to Agent Orange/dioxin. Hundreds of thousandsof them have died, while millions of other victims and their descendantsare day and night struggling against diseases, the after-effects of thetoxic chemical.
Since it was founded in 2004, VAVA has been responsible for assisting AO victims and protecting their interests.-VNA
