Under BCMF's referral services program, underserved patients are referred to partner care hospitals in Thailand, with BCMF supporting the cost of treatment and diagnostic tests, in addition to providing other social support services, like housing and transport to Chiang Mai or Bangkok for more complicated surgeries.
The Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) was established in 2006 in response to the increasing number of children on the Thai-Burma border who required complex medical treatment and surgery that is not available at local clinics or hospitals. Prior to BCMF being established, children who required surgery had their symptoms treated and lived either severely incapacitated lives or died prematurely as a result.