Vice President visits AO/dioxin victims in Hà Nội

Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân gives a gift to an AO victims at the centre for caring, nurturing and treating victims of AO/dioxin in Ba Vì District, Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân on August 10 visited and presented gifts to Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims at the centre for caring, nurturing and treating victims of AO/dioxin in Ba Vì District, Hà Nội, on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the Day for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin Victims (August 10, 1961 – 2024).

The centre is now home to 122 AO/dioxin victims. Many of them have been suffering serious illnesses.

Vice President Xuân said that overcoming post-war consequences is still difficult, especially for AO/dioxin victims with many sequelae, affecting the health, quality of life, and economic conditions of the victims and their families. This requires more joint efforts from all levels and sectors.

On this occasion, she also commended and thanked the efforts that the centre in Hà Nội and other 26 ones across the country have made for AO victims.

Việt Nam has about 4.8 million people exposed to AO/dioxin, of them about 3.2 million victims, living in all provinces and cities. — VNS