London surgeons help 'children of Agent Orange'

Owen · Sep 9, 2013

Just watched this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23632245

The Vietnam War ended nearly 40 years ago, but the casualties continue as birth defects plague the country.
There are claims that thousands of children continue to be born with horrific facial deformities due to the 20 million gallons of Agent Orange chemical sprayed by the United States.
The Vietnamese call the disfigured youngsters 'the children of Agent Orange'.
Da Nang in central Vietnam is thought to have the highest level of congenital deformity in the world.
Inside Out's Mark Jordan joins a team of top London plastic surgeons on their unpaid mission to help these children through the charity Facing the World.
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bexley84 · Sep 9, 2013

thanks for the links and advance notice of the programme. Amazing work by Niall Kirkpatrick and his colleagues.

From a time when chemical weapons weren't described as "Chemical Weapons".

best

bexley84 · Sep 10, 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b039vhdn/Inside_Out_London_09_09_2013/

first half of the programme.

besy

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