Dear friends, BCMF had a busy start to 2013 with patient registration into the program reaching unprecedented numbers.  From January to March we enrolled 77 new patients into the program, up from 41 in the last quarter of 2012. We believe that the increase in patient enrollment is due in part to the increased freedom […]

Aung is a 34 year-old man who suffered severe burns all over his body during an acid attack. He received treatment in Burma immediately after the attack, but when he could no longer afford treatment, he came to the Mae Tao Clinic in Thailand. Aung only attended school through the third grade and currently earns about 10,000 […]

Mya Sandor was 6 years old and one of seven children when she first arrived at the Mae Tao Clinic. Her brother had carried her to the clinic on his back as she was unable to walk. Initially it was thought that Mya Sandor was suffering from complications due to a bout of cerebral malaria. […]

JUST LAUNCHED: VIDEO ABOUT THE WORK OF BCMF! BCMF is delighted to launch our new video today – Burma Children Medical Fund – Operating to Give Kids a Chance. Produced by the Karen News team, it gives an insight to our work here at BCMF and also highlights the inspiring journeys of some of our […]

BCMF is launching our 2012 Annual Report this week, and as we reflect on 2012 and the highlights and challenges that were, we also now look to 2013 and the challenges and achievements that the year has already brought, as well as the rest of the year ahead. In 2012, the number of patients treated […]

Hser is a 1-year-11-month-old boy with a large mass on the right side of his face and neck. His family lives in Hteet Moo Hta village in Myawaddy district. His parents were rice farmers but make their living as day labourers. His mother currently does not work as she is busy caring for him and […]

Ei Ei was born in Karen State, Burma. She has congenital disabilities including a small meningocele on her lower back which has caused nerve damage that had resulted in her feet being clubbed. On her right hand, she has two missing finger and one deformed, her thumb and little finger are present. Ei Ei has […]