The Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on Agent Orange/Dioxin held its third meeting in Hanoi from January 28-February 1 to evaluate progress in overcoming the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin sprayed by the US army during the war in Vietnam.
In a report released on February 1, the group says that the first two phases of dioxin remediation at the Da Nang airport in the central city of Da Nang, one of Vietnam’s largest hot spots of dioxin contamination, have been completed. Prohibiting access to the contaminated areas, including the lake at the north and the airport, has broken the pathways through which dioxin has posed a threat to public health.
Over the past time, medical and education services and vocational training for children and the disabled have been put in place through pilot projects in northern Thai Binh province, central Da Nang city and central Quang Ngai province. Besides, landscape restoration in some central provinces is helping return damaged land to productive use.
The Vietnam Office on AO/Dioxin (Committee 33) has completed a detailed proposal for a new laboratory to detect dioxin at the very low concentrations at which it still remains poisonous to people.
The group also wrote a series of articles to draw the attention to the legacy of AO in Vietnam as well as the current breakthroughs and the need for more partners to join the effort.
Ton Nu Thi Ninh, head of the Vietnamese side in the group, said the initial progress was very heartening and it was a meaningful contribution toward addressing the toxic legacy of the war.
Founded in June 2007, the Vietnam-US dialogue group on AO/dioxin, brings together policy analysts, scientists, business figures and other leaders from both countries to develop responses to the continuing human and environmental consequences of AO during the war.
There are about 4.8 million of Vietnamese people exposed to the AO, of whom some 3 million people are AO victims.
Over the past time, medical and education services and vocational training for children and the disabled have been put in place through pilot projects in northern Thai Binh province, central Da Nang city and central Quang Ngai province. Besides, landscape restoration in some central provinces is helping return damaged land to productive use.
The Vietnam Office on AO/Dioxin (Committee 33) has completed a detailed proposal for a new laboratory to detect dioxin at the very low concentrations at which it still remains poisonous to people.
The group also wrote a series of articles to draw the attention to the legacy of AO in Vietnam as well as the current breakthroughs and the need for more partners to join the effort.
Ton Nu Thi Ninh, head of the Vietnamese side in the group, said the initial progress was very heartening and it was a meaningful contribution toward addressing the toxic legacy of the war.
Founded in June 2007, the Vietnam-US dialogue group on AO/dioxin, brings together policy analysts, scientists, business figures and other leaders from both countries to develop responses to the continuing human and environmental consequences of AO during the war.
There are about 4.8 million of Vietnamese people exposed to the AO, of whom some 3 million people are AO victims.
VOVNews/VNA
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