Day 8 of the HumaniTour: after the tour of the Danang Airbase 'hotspot', we visited the children in VAVA Dioxin Center. All of the children cared for by this center have various physical or mental disabilities linked to Agent Orange. We were greeted with songs and dances by the children, and in return we presented them with our gifts.
Agent Orange - The Concern- Decade after the war in Viet Nam, the harmful effects of Agent Orange / Dioxin are still being felt by millions of Vietnamese families, as well as U.S. veterans.
- According to the Viet Nam Red Cross, approximately three million Vietnamese have been affected by Agent Orange, including 150,000 of today's children who were born with serious birth defects.
- Dioxin is still found in high concentrations in over 25 "hotspots" in southern Viet Nam. It can poison the local food chain. And studies have linked dioxin to birth defects in children and grandchildren of those exposed.
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