DIGITAL MOBILE MAMMOGRAM UNIT (DMMU)

We believe that early detection and prevention are crucial factors in reducing cancer morbidity and mortality. With this in mind, MAKNA introduced the Digital Mobile Mammogram Unit Programme in 2011 to deliver breast cancer screening services to locations all over Malaysia, for those who come from poor dwellings and are unable to afford or have access to such facilities.

Due to the pandemic, the DMMU was unable to deploy its services especially with travel restrictions and government lockdown. The DMMU were repurposed as a mobile vaccination centre for the COVID-19 national service, which took place at rural areas in Malacca, Kedah, and Kelantan. Among the staff involved were DMMU radiographers and MAKNA-HCTM nurses.

Progress on makna digital mobile mammogram unit

In June 2021, in response to the government’s call for volunteers in their nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme, MAKNA has set up a Vaccination Programme Initiative involving staff assigned from the DMMU team.