Malaysian AIDS Council
Majlis AIDS Malaysia
AbbreviationMAC
Formation1992[1]
FounderMinistry of Health[2]
TypeNGO
PurposeServes as an umbrella organisation to support and coordinate the efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on HIV and AIDS issues in Malaysia.
HeadquartersKuala Lumpur
Location
Region served
Malaysia
Services
  • Harm Reduction
  • Prevention for Key Population
  • Prevention Strategies
  • Advocacy
  • Policy
  • Stakeholder Relations
President
Datuk Dr. Christopher Lee
Vice President
vacant
Honorary Secretary
Professor Madya Dr. Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa
Honorary Treasurer
Mohamad Shahrani bin Mohamad Tamrin
Websitewww.mac.org.my

Malaysian AIDS Council (Malay: Majlis AIDS Malaysia, abbrev: MAC) was established in 1992 under the Ministry of Health (MOH) with a mission to represent, mobilise and strengthen non-governmental organisations and communities who were working with HIV/AIDS issues. The Malaysian AIDS Council began with an umbrella of 18 NGOs who were directly working on the various aspects of HIV/AIDS issues.

Objectives

MAC complements and supports the government's efforts to maximise the community's response to HIV/AIDS and to maximise the usage of limited resources available. The primary objectives of MAC are to:[3]

Scope of work

MAC works with its partner organisations in a diverse range of activities from advocating and policy reforms; developing awareness and communication materials; creating public awareness campaigns; conducting and organising workshops and seminars; rolling out prevention and education programmes; providing care and support services and psychological counselling.

Special projects

MAC also works on special projects, including Needle and Syringe Programme (NSEP) which strives to reduce the unsafe practice of sharing needles and syringes by infected injecting drug users (IDU).[4]

Malaysian AIDS Foundation

The Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) raises money and manages funds to support the activities of the Malaysian AIDS Council and its Partner Organisations. Celebrities have lent their time and faces to generate monies for MAC, and large corporations, both international and local, from Standard Chartered Trust Fund [1] Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia [2], Hong Leong Bank Bhd, L'Oreal Malaysia [3], Shell, Levi Strauss Foundation [4].[5]

Partner organizations

MAC is led by an Executive Committee (EXCO) comprising ten elected representatives from the Partner Organisations which comprises a diverse range of associations, from the medical industry, religious based communities to the nation's legal institutes. The Partner Organisations that make up MAC are:[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "HIV concerns all, a shared responsibility — Malaysian AIDS Council". Malay Mail. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ "AIDS Timeline- Global and Malaysia" (PDF). UNICEF. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Malaysian AIDS Council". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Malaysian AIDS Council". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Malaysian AIDS Council". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Malaysian AIDS Council". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
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