The Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ မိခင်နှင့်ကလေး စောင့်ရှောက်ရေး အသင်း, abbreviated MMCWA) is a non governmental organization in Burma which aims to protects mothers and their children in the country.
Although it dates back to 1948, it was supported by the Burmese government when it was established in its new centre in April 1991 particularly because the organization aimed to cover much of the country in protection. As of 2008 the MMCWA now functions with 324 township associations, and 11,233 branch associations formed to undertake health and welfare activities nation-wide. It now has over 2,000,000 volunteer workers serving the organization throughout Burma.
The headquarters are based at the corner of Thanthuma Road and Parami Road in South Okkalapa Township, Yangon.
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