FOREWARD BY THE GENERAL MANAGER

Our journey in 2021 was remarkable in many ways.

As a not-for-profit cancer organization, there are no other option for us but to strive for excellence. We are honoured to take this responsibility as our own and aim to fulfil it in the best way possible.

In this Annual Report, we’ve compiled vital information about MAKNA, where you will find complete summaries on our organization’s services, income, expenditure as well as social events or activities for the year.

Farahida Mohd Farid

In 2021, I am happy to share the following news:

We have successfully supported 7,616 cancer cases through our bursary programme consisting of adults and paediatric patients. With the availability of the MAKNA Bursary Online System (MBOS), it allows our bursary assistance application to be done with less processing time.

The Home Care Nursing team attended to 1,129 stage 3 and 4 cancer patients at home, while our Home Visit team travelled to the homes of 4,440 of stage 1 and 2 cancer patients.

In the same year, MAKNA responded to the government’s call for volunteers in their nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program, by setting up Pusat Pemberian Vaksin (PPV) Bergerak, a vaccination programme initiative. We’ve distributed a total of 4,522 doses to communities in Melaka, Kedah, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak.

On top of that, we’ve delivered food packs to 3,117 cancer patients through the Food Packs Assistance Programme, a collaboration with AEON, MYDIN and Pos Malaysia.

We’ve also extended our services all the way to East Malaysia to make sure no one is left behind from getting proper cancer care. Two units of our Digital Mobile Mammogram Trailer is now available in each state, Sarawak, and Sabah to serve the women community in getting free breast cancer screening as a way of early detection.

Our success today greatly relies on the accessibility of technology. It allows us to reach to our patients further and faster. The way we do things may have changed, but our services will always be with a gentle touch.

By running and staying relevant for 27 years, we remain optimistic for a bright outlook for the years to come. The journey could not have happened without the tireless support, dedication, commitment loyalty and belief of our Board of Trustees, Executive Committees, and staff.

We need to prepare and equip ourselves for what’s to come. I truly believe that it is the resilience of the human spirit to achieve what it set out to do will bring a fruitful and thrilling results.

It’s been an honour to serve the community with you.

Thank you.