Ethnic Health Workers Complete Approved Government and Karen Health Training
Ethnic Health Workers Complete Approved Government and Karen Health Training
Karen News, 11 Aug 2017
URL: http://karennews.org/2017/08/ethnic-health-workers-complete-approved-government-and-karen-health-training.html/
Ethnic health workers have been awarded government recognized certificates after a joint training held by government and Karen health departments in Hlaingbwe Township, Karen State.
The 31 trainees who completed the seven-month maternal child and reproductive health course provided by Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW) and government Health department were awarded certificates on August 8 at the General administration office of Hlaingbwe Town.
Trainers on the course included resource persons from the government health department of Hlaingbwe, KDHW, Thai-Burma-border-based health organizations such as Mae Tao Clinic, Burma Medical Association (BMA), IRC-PIE and CPI – the training started on January, 2017.
The health workers who completed the course came from ethnic health organizations such as KDHW, Back Pack Health Workers Team, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), Border Guard Force (BGF), and Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army – Peace Council (PC). The training course ran for 7 months – 3 months for 15 theoretical knowledge and 4 months for 14 subjects of practical experience.
Karen Department of Health and Welfare is one of the 14 departments run by the Karen National Union (KNU) and have been working with government health departments on health projects since the ceasefire agreement.
The 31 trainees who completed the seven-month maternal child and reproductive health course provided by Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW) and government Health department were awarded certificates on August 8 at the General administration office of Hlaingbwe Town.
Trainers on the course included resource persons from the government health department of Hlaingbwe, KDHW, Thai-Burma-border-based health organizations such as Mae Tao Clinic, Burma Medical Association (BMA), IRC-PIE and CPI – the training started on January, 2017.
The health workers who completed the course came from ethnic health organizations such as KDHW, Back Pack Health Workers Team, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), Border Guard Force (BGF), and Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army – Peace Council (PC). The training course ran for 7 months – 3 months for 15 theoretical knowledge and 4 months for 14 subjects of practical experience.
Karen Department of Health and Welfare is one of the 14 departments run by the Karen National Union (KNU) and have been working with government health departments on health projects since the ceasefire agreement.