BMA’s Batch(4) Community Health Worker Training Successfully Graduates 50 Trainees
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Batch (4) graduation ceremony organized by the Burma Medical Association (BMA) was successfully held today, April 26, in the Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 7 controlled territory in Hpa-An District.
A total of 50 trainees successfully graduated from the program. The 6-month training, which ran from November 2024 to April 2025, included 28 female and 22 male trainees from seven KNU-controlled districts, Karenni State, and Pa-O regions who wished to study medicine.
The graduation ceremony for the 4th batch of Community Health Workers, organized by BMA with support from BPHWT, KNLA Medical Department officials, and Mae Tao Clinic officials, included congratulatory speeches from attending dignitaries and musical performances by the trainees as part of the program.
The ceremony continued with the presentation of graduation certificates to the trainees, awards for those who ranked between 1st and 10th place, gifts for the instructors, and concluded with thank-you speeches.