The event was held to review the implementation of a project for improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities in provinces heavily sprayed with AO/Dioxin during wartime, including Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Binh Dinh, Kon Tum, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh from 2021-2026.
The project aims to expand medical, rehabilitation and social services for the disabled, making it easier for them to integrate into society while improving the capacity of managing and supporting the disabled at all levels.
Managed by the Ministry of National Defense and carried out by NACCET, the project is worth about USD 65 million in non-refundable aid provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and VND 75 billion (USD 3.26 million) from Vietnam.
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Delegates visit the photo exhibition. |
As of late November, 2022, about 11,800 people with disabilities and AO/Dioxin victims in the above localities had received health check-ups, about 3,500 undergone rehabilitation, 5,900 obtained care services, and 1,000 could manage their life with support.
This result affirms the care of the Party, State and political system for AO/Dioxin victims, the efforts of the whole society, the assistance of international friends for the remedial work of AO/Dioxin victims. This is an urgent and long-term task that needs the responsibility of all levels, sectors, localities and the whole society.
Translated by Trung Thanh