(VOVworld) – A traditional steaming, detoxification, and rehabilitation centre opened Thursday in the central city of Da Nang for both AO/doxin victims and locals. This is Vietnam’s 3^rd such centre and the 1^st in the country’s central and Central Highlands region. Nguyen Thi Hien, president of the Da Dang City’s association of Agent Orange/dioxin victims, said: "The building aims to improve the health of AO/dioxin victims as well as ordinary people who want better health services."

The center's opening ceremony on February 20th in Da Nang city  Photo: internet

Built on an area of 300 square meters with a capital investment of around 100,000 USD, funded by US Harris Freeman Fund, the centre houses steam rooms, healthcare check-up facilities, and laboratories. The centre provides treatment through the body’s working on the perspiration and digestion systems. Patients use traditional Vietnamese steaming methods in combination with taking vitamins everyday to remove toxins from their bodies.