National action plan on overcoming consequences of toxic chemicals/dioxin issued
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision No. 2215/QD-TTg promulgating the national action plan on overcoming the post-war consequences of toxic chemicals/dioxin in Vietnam for the 2021-2030 period.
Agent Orange/dioxin is sprayed in the South of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hassigned Decision No. 2215/QD-TTg promulgating the national ♓action plan onovercoming the post-war conseque✤nces of toxic chemicals/dioxin in Vietnam forthe 2021-2030 period.
The plan aims to deal with all hotspots and areas contaminatedwith toxic chemicals/dioxin left from the war in the country, specifically at ASo airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Phu Cat airport in thecentral province of Binh Dinh by 2025, and at Bien Hoa airport in the southernprovince of Dong Nai and newly-discovered areas by 2030. By 2025, over 85 percent of the risk of exposure to toxicchemicals/dioxin from contaminated areas will be controlled. The rate will reach100 percent by 2030. By 2030, the country will complete a list of victims eligiblefor the State's support to improve their lives. All pregnant women in highlycontaminated areas will receive reproductive counselling to reduce disease risks. As planned, agencies will review and fine-tune legal regulationsand standards on overcoming the consequences of toxic chemicals/dioxin, raisepublic awareness of the effort, control areas at high risk, and ensure supportfor victims. They will also strengthen State management and internationalcooperation, and call for social resources for the effort./.
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Agent Orange/dioxin is sprayed in the South of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) 
