US urged to join hands to solve AO aftermaths in Vietnam
The Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin has urged the US to join hands with the Vietnamese people to solve aftermaths of the toxic chemicals in Vietnam .
Thirty-five years after the war ended, the two countries have obtained significant progress in building friendship, but the war aftermaths have still affected millions of American and Vietnamese people, the group said.
According to the group, its plan for next decade, which is estimated to cost 300 million USD, focuses on cleaning dioxin-contaminated land and restoring the devastated ecological system, and providing more services and support for those who were affected by dioxin and their families.
The group said it aims to raise awareness in society, especially among the
The group suggested the
Dr Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, the group’s member, stressed the urgent need to provide care on both material and spiritual terms for AO/dioxin victims in
In the 1961-1971 period, US troops sprayed 80 million litres of chemical defoliants containing nearly 400kg of dioxin, according to the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin.
As many as 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to dioxin, of whom 3 million suffer from health problems due to the exposure.
Established in 2007, the Vietnam-US Dialogue Group has worked to raise awareness among the
Earlier on April 7 in
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