The ongoing damage done by Agent Orange in Vietnam

This is from VNA (Vietnamese News Agency) While US Vietnamese relations are actually thriving on the level of business there still remains the legacy of damage caused by agent orange. I imagine there are also problems with landmines, certainly there are in other places such as Cambodia. I imagine there are probably still a number of U.S. veterans who suffer from exposure to agent orange as well.


Agent Orange victims fund raises 353 billion VND
09/06/2008 -- 6:43 PM
Hanoi (VNA) - The Fund for Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims says it has raised more than 353 billion VND in the past decade thanks to the generosity of domestic and overseas donors. Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) President Tran Ngoc Tang says the VRC-managed fund has assisted more than 1 million victims nationwide through free medical check-ups and treatment, housing, vocational training, and credit lending for production and safe water supply. At a conference held in Hanoi on June 9 to review the fund’s work in the past decade, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem praised the fund’s operations over the past decade. He also thanked international organisations and the Red Cross in other countries for their assistance to Agent Orange victims. The Deputy Prime Minister said he hopes assistance from the international community to Agent Orange/dioxin victims in Vietnam would continue to increase in the future. In recognition of the fund’s success, Deputy PM Khiem awarded it the Labour Order, third class. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Vietnam Representative Irja Sandberg said the fund’s efforts help alleviate the plight of the victims.