The event is one of the activities organized by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin’s Ho Chi Minh City chapter to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the dioxin disaster in Vietnam (August 10).

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Individuals receive certificates of merit for their dedicated efforts to help AO/dioxin victims at a ceremony held on August 7 to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the dioxin disaster in Vietnam. 

Speaking at a ceremony early this week, Major General Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the association’s Ho Chi Minh City chapter, said since its inception in 2005, the chapter has carried out many charity programs to mobilize funds to care for and support AO/Dioxin victims.

It mobilized nearly 8.5 billion VND (356,500 USD) and supported a total of 8,783 AO victims in the first six months of this year, Tho said.

AO victims face many difficulties in their lives and they need more support and care from the community to relieve their pain, he said.

At the ceremony, the association called on individuals and organizations to join hands to provide healthcare services and improve living conditions for AO/dioxin victims.

It awarded certificates of merit for 74 individuals for their dedicated efforts to help AO/dioxin victims.

More than 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxin and more than 3 million were victims.

Source: VNA