Vietnam has about 3 million AO victims

Seminar On Vietnamese AO Victims Held In UK

October 28, 2010 - A seminar on Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims has been held in Coventry the United Kingdom, to help local residents understand more about the effects of the toxic chemical and call for support for the victims, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Speaking at the event, Professor Phung Tuu Boi, a representative from the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange dioxin (VAVA), said that Vietnam has about 3 million AO victims, who face a lot of difficulties in their lives.

The Vietnamese government and people have implemented many programmes to help AO victims, both materially and spiritually, but they still need more support from the international community, he added. {read rest}