History
After Burma gained independence, maternal and child welfare associations were set up in towns and cities. But those association lacked a central organization and existed only as local entities. From the time independence was gained to 1964, up to 120 materanal and child welfare associations were formed. The Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association (Centre) was formed on 30 April 1991 and has subsidiary bodies such as the Centre, State/Division, District Supervisory Committees, Township Associations and Branch Associations.
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