Millions paid to milk scandal victims
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 12 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1.9 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="melamine">melamine</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300,000 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sickened">sickened</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="tainted">tainted</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>. <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Sanlu">Sanlu</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 21 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="dairy">dairy</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contaminated">contaminated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="melamine">melamine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mediation">mediation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Dairy">Dairy</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 22 <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 200 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="symptoms">symptoms</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> 18.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="entrusted">entrusted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>. <span word="Launched">Launched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2009, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> 2,055 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Life">Life</span>. <span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> 3.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> 512 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tainted">tainted</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="when">when</span> 14 <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="diagnosed">diagnosed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p><p><span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 59 <span word="sickened">sickened</span> <span word="infants">infants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="powdered">powdered</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>.</p>
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