Agent orange victims fund

President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisatoins (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga (R) presents the Friendship Order to Susan Marie Hammond. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisatoins (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga on April 16 presented the Friendship Order, a notable distinction of the Vietnamese State, to Executive Director of the War Legacies Project (WLP) Susan Marie Hammond. Speaking at the ceremony, Nga said that this is one of the highest decorations that the Vietnamese state presents to individuals and organisations who have made significant contributions to the friendship between Vietnam and countries worldwide. In the past 20 years, Hammond has worked unceasingly to support Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Vietnam through a wide range of projects, which are funded by US veterans and their families to heal the wounds of war, she stressed, hoping that Hammond and WLP will continue their support for Vietnam in the future. … [Read more...] about Vietnam honours US woman for Agent Orange relief work

AO victims at Hòa Bình Village in Từ Dũ Hospital, HCM City. -- VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng Viet Nam News HCM CITY – A place where hundreds of Agent Orange victims have called home will soon close, and so far for those who are there now, they have nowhere else to live. Hòa Bình Village in HCM City’s Từ Dũ Hospital has housed victims for the last 30 years but will close this year. In 2015, the HCM City Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxine launched a project to build a new centre in Hóc Môn District that will offer rehabilitation and post-surgery care. The centre was planned to open last year and would receive AO victims including those from the Hòa Bình Village. But a shortage of funds has seen the project delayed, leaving many people worried about a roof over their heads. Major General Trần Ngọc Thổ, chairman of the association, said HCM City People’s … [Read more...] about Funding issues mean Agent Orange victims have no place to call

A representative of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin visit a family of Agent Orange/Dioxin victims in Dak Nong province Agent Orange, which contains the poisonous chemical dioxin, was used by the US military forces during the war in Vietnam from 1961 to 1971, causing one of the most horrifying tragedies in human history. Over the course of 10 years, the US Army sprayed 80 million liters of toxic chemicals, 60% of which were Agent Orange/Dioxin, on a large area of southern Vietnam. The defoliant has had long-lasting effects on the environment, the ecosystem, and people’s health. Severe consequences 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange/Dioxin and more than 3 million people were victims of the chemical. Agent Orange/Dioxin’s lingering effects have poisoned 4 generations. Nguyen Tan Dau, a resident of Quang Tri, suffers from Agent Orange/Dioxin effects. He said, “I fought in the central … [Read more...] about Helping hands landed to Agent Orange/Dioxin victims