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. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - A charity walk to support victims of AgentOrange/dioxin is scheduled to take place at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City onAugust 12.
The event is one of the activities organised by the Vietnam Association forVictims of Agent Orange/Dioxin’s HCM City chapter to commemorate the 62ndanniversary of the dioxin disaster in Vietnam (August 10).
Speaking at a ceremony early this week,Major General Tran Ngoc Tho, Chairman of the association’s HCM City chapter,said since its inception in 2005, the chapter has carried out many charityprogrammes to mobilise funds to care for and support AO/Dioxin victims.
It mobilised nearly 8.5 billion VND (356,500 USD) and supported a total of8,783 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 andcare from the community to relieve their pain, he said.
At the ceremony, the association called on individuals and organisations tojoin hands to provide healthcare services and improve living conditions forAO/dioxin victims.
It awarded certificates of merit for 74 individuals for their dedicated effortsto help AO/dioxin victims.
More than 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxin and more than 3million were victims./.
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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. (Photo: VNA) 
