Military Hospital 120 provides health checkup for AO victims

Two hundred needy Agent Orange/dioxin victims in My Tho city have their health checked during the program.

The activity was to mark the 75th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27, 1947 - 2022) and the 61st anniversary of Vietnam’s Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) Day (August 10).

Speaking at the event, Director of Military Hospital 120 Senior Colonel Phan Hong Phuc showed deep gratitude to war veterans, heroic Vietnamese mothers, and national contributors. He also expressed sympathy for the pain of AO/dioxin victims and their families and emphasized the hospital’s responsibility for taking care of the victims. 

President of the provincial Association for AO/dioxin Victims Duong Thi Le thanked the Party and Board of Directors of Military Hospital 120 for providing free health checkup for AO/dioxin victims in the province. She expected that the hospital will regularly hold such an activity to ease pain of AO/dioxin victims.

As reported, the cost of medical activities (health examination, ultrasound, X-ray, and medicines) and gifts is worth VND 42 million taken from the unit’s fund.

Translated by Chung Anh