Tha Song Yang Hospital

Thi is a 24-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her husband in Karen State. Thi and her husband work as rubber tappers in the rubber fields, but she had to stop working in November 2025 because of her pregnancy. During her free time, she enjoys watching TikTok videos on her phone and doing her household chores. Thi is currently expecting her first child. Her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section due to a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Thi undergo a C-Section on January 16th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Thi needs your support. Thi expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much to donors for assisting with my C-section costs. I feel immense happiness for your support. Without your support, I could not afford the surgery and it could endanger my life. I hope you can continue to support more patients like me and wish for the wealth and growth of your organization."

Nyo is an 18-year-old mother from Burma. She lives with her husband and son. Nyo works as a homemaker. During her free time, Nyo likes to spend time with her son. Her husband is a small-scale farmer and labourer. Even with their combined incomes, they are unable to meet their needs. Nyo is currently expecting her second child. Her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section to avoid complications caused by delivering a baby in a breech presentation. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both Nyo and her new baby. Thankfully, Nyo will undergo a C-Section on January 15th at Tha Song Yang Hospital. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is requesting $1,500 to cover the cost of Nyo's procedure. Nyo said, "I worry about my surgery cost as I cannot afford to pay for it. I would like to deliver my baby safely, like my first. I am happy to receive support from the organization and donors for my surgery costs."

May is a 16-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her retired mother-in-law, her older sister-in-law, who is a homemaker, and three brothers-in-law. The youngest brother-in-law does not work, while May's partner and the eldest brother-in-law are employed as shopkeepers, earning a combined household income of approximately 2,000–2,500 THB per month. This income is only sufficient to cover basic food needs. The family has also been receiving TBC food rations. However, this support was scheduled to end in December 2025 due to the withdrawal of humanitarian aid funding, further increasing the family’s financial insecurity. May currently has access to free basic healthcare in refugee camp. Any advanced or surgical care remains financially out of reach for her family. May is currently expecting her first child. Her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of a high risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping May undergo a C-Section on January 5th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1,500, and May needs your support. May said, “I am still very young, so I don’t know what will happen. But I am also happy and excited to meet my baby girl.”

Ar is a 40-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her husband and their six children in a refugee camp in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand. Ar and her family have been living in the camp for around nine years. Her husband helps his brother as a shopkeeper, while their children go to school in the camp. During her free time, she enjoys watching movies on her phone and spending time with her children. Ar is pregnant, and the doctors at the camp recommend she deliver via a c-section due to a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Ar undergo a C-Section on December 16th. This procedure will cost $1500, and Ar needs your support. Ar said, “When I heard that my baby is in the wrong position and needs surgery to deliver him, I started feeling worried and stressed. I asked my brother-in-law to let me borrow money, but he told us that he cannot, as he does not have much either. I do not know what to do, which makes me more stressed and worried when it is closer to my due date. Finally, I am very happy to hear that there will be an organization that will help pay for my surgery cost. Thank you so much to BCMF and all your donors for your kind support. I still do not know where to look for money without your support. Thank you so much for helping me.”

Ber is a 29-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and older brother in a refugee camp in Thailand. She is a community health worker, while her two daughters go to school in the camp. In her free time, she loves watching movies and playing with her daughters. Ber is currently expecting her third child, and her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section due to macrosomia and pregnancy-induced hypertension. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Ber undergo a C-Section on December 10th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Ber needs your support. Ber said, "I am the sole earner for my family, and next month there will be no more job for me as the USAID cut affected my workplace and the project I am working on is no longer available by January 2026. I am a bit sad and do not know where to look for a job. I am thinking of making snacks and selling them in the camp."

Nee is a 29-year-old woman who lives with her husband and two sons in a refugee camp in Mae Sot Province, Thailand. The family is from Burma, but had to move to the refugee camp in 2023 after a military airstrike on their village. Nee is a homemaker and her husband is an agricultural day laborer. During her free time, she enjoys listening to stories and songs on her phone, and playing with her children. Nee is currently expecting her third child and is nearing her due date. She has been receiving free basic healthcare in the refugee camp, and recently, the doctors informed her that her baby is in a frank beech position. They recommend that Nee deliver via caesarean section to ensure the safety of both her and her child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Nee undergo a C-Section on December 8th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1,500, and Nee needs your support. Nee shared, “When I learned I needed surgery, I started to worry about money. My family cannot afford the surgery cost, even our daily expenses is not enough. I do not have any relative that I can rely on, so I feel stressed. Now, knowing that I can receive support, I am happy. Thank you so much for helping me.”

Thaung is a 29-year-old from Burma. She lives with her husband, son, maternal grandparents, and younger brother in a refugee camp in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand. Thaung’s grandparents are retired and frequently unwell, so she stays home to look after them. Her son attends nursery school. Sometimes, Thaung's father weaves bamboo, and her husband assists him in weaving bamboo for selling. During her free time, she enjoys Thaung enjoys listening to music and going to the monastery. Thaung is currently expecting her second child, and her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Thaung undergo a C-Section on December 9th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Thaung needs your support. Thaung said, “I am happy when my family is healthy,” she said, “so I hope that my children will be healthcare workers so they can help the family and can be helpful to anyone anywhere.” Thaung expressed her gratitude to donors for their support, saying, “Thank you so much. If you didn’t help me, it would not be easy to find money. I don’t know what I would do.”

Eh Blut is a 35-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her husband, her daughter, and siblings in a refugee camp in Tha Song Yang District, Thailand. Eh Blut is a homemaker, and her husband is a missionary. He does not have a regular income, but he sometimes receives donations. Her daughter is a kindergarten student, and her siblings are in middle school. During her free time, she enjoys reading local short stories for her daughter, reading the Bible, and listening to songs on her phone. Eh Blut is currently expecting her second child and the doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Eh Blut undergo a C-Section on November 19th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Eh Blut needs your support. Eh Blut said, “When I learned that International Rescue Committee funding stopped in the camp, I worried for my surgery. I do not know how much it will cost, and my family cannot save up any money. I was worried about the financial for the surgery, and now knowing that you will help pay for my surgery costs, I am relieved. Thank you so much for doing a good deed for those who are in need, especially me.”

Paw is a 42-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her husband and four children in a refugee camp in Tak Province, Thailand. Her husband is an agricultural day laborer, and all her children go to school in the camp. She is a homemaker. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her children and helping them with their homework. Paw is pregnant, and doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section due to a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Paw undergo a C-Section on January 16th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Paw needs your support. Paw said, "I do not have money for my surgery. If you can help me with the surgery cost, thank you very much for that. I will also look for a job as a day laborer when my baby grows up in the future."

Eh Mu is a 26-year-old woman from Burma who lives with her husband, her parents, older sister, older brother, younger sister, younger brother, her son and her nephew in a refugee camp in Thailand. Eh Mu and her family fled to the refugee camp in 2022 due to an airstrike and fighting in her village. Her parents are retired while her older brother and husband sometimes went to work outside of the camp as day laborers, while her older sister looks after a dormitory in the camp. Her son is a nursery school student. Eh Mu is a homemaker and makes custom dresses on order. During her free time, Eh Mu loves to play with her three-year-old son, spend time with her family, and listen to music on her phone. Eh Mu is currently expecting her second child. Her doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Eh Mu undergo a C-Section on December 22nd at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Eh Mu needs your support. Eh Mu said, “When I noticed my pregnancy, I started feel stress instead of happy. I worry that if I need to deliver my baby through surgery, then I cannot afford to pay for the surgery. When I gave birth through c-section in Burma for my first baby, at that time the treatment cost is less but here in Thailand is very expensive for what I heard from my friend. At first, I was thinking of returning to Burma to give birth, but fighting continues in my village and it is not safe to return so I have no other option. After I learned from the doctor that there will be an organization who will support my surgery cost, I feel like all my stress and worries are gone. I am happy and thankful to BCMF and all their donors who are available for me during this difficult time”.

Nge is a 32-year-old woman from Burma. She lives with her husband and son, parents, brother and sister-in-law, niece, and nephew in a refugee camp in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand, where she has lived since 2002. Nge’s parents are frequently ill, so she and her sister-in-law take care of them and the children. Nge’s husband is an agricultural day laborer outside of the camp, and her brother is a motorbike taxi driver in the camp. In her free time, Nge enjoys playing with her son, her niece, and her nephew, and listening to Buddhist preaching. Ngew is currently expecting her second child, and doctors recommend that she deliver via a caesarean section because of a high-risk pregnancy. This way, doctors can ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, Burma Children Medical Fund, is helping Nge undergo a C-Section on December 9th at our medical partner's care center, Tha Song Yang Hospital. This procedure will cost $1500, and Nge needs your support. “I want my children to be well-educated so that they can have a bright future," Nge said.