House for AO victims opens in Danang
The Danang City Association for Victims of Agent Orange (DAVA) inaugurated a house for Agent Orange (AO) victims with polio in Hoa Nhon commune in Hoa Vang district on March 9.
The house, which was built with a donation from Singaporean Harold Chan Soo York, will help 20 children born with polio.
Children will receive treatment and rehabilitation at the centre from the centre’s staff and doctors from Danang’s General Hospital.
According to DAVA, Harold Chan has donated VND1.2 billion (US$53,000) and US$36,000 to DAVA to help AO victims in the city.
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The centre is home to 90 AO-affected children.
Danang is home to more than 5,000 AO victims, of which 1,400 are children.
Over VND44 billion (US$1.95 million) was raised from domestic and foreign donors in supporting for AO victims in the city.
