Annual Report 2022

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES

ZUBAIDAH HAJI AWANG, BREAST CANCER PATIENT SABAH.

MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Dear friends,

Defeating cancer is not a journey for the faint of heart. It requires strength, perseverance, and an unwavering belief in the power of scientific progress and human compassion.

It demands that we challenge the status quo, question conventional wisdom, and explore uncharted territories. It urges us to relentlessly pursue advancements in cancer care, research and prevention strategies.

For us at MAKNA, we have faced our own fair share of setbacks and obstacles. We have witnessed the pain and suffering that cancer inflicts upon countless individuals and their loved ones.

But we cannot let these challenges deter us. Instead, it fuels our determination and deepens our resolve to eradicate cancer once and for all.

While the journey may be long, I am heartened by the remarkable progress we have already made. Cancer treatment and assistance are now more accessible, giving patients a better chance of overcoming the disease, including the underprivileged.

Breakthroughs in early detection methods, innovative treatments, and personalized medicine offer renewed hope for patients and their families. With every passing day, we inch closer to unraveling the mysteries of cancer and finding more effective ways to prevent, treat, and ultimately cure it.

Let us stand together as a united front, unwavering in our commitment, and steadfast in our belief that defeating cancer is not an impossible dream. Let us support one another, share knowledge, raise awareness, and contribute in whatever way we can to this noble cause.

By doing so, we can transform this long journey into a triumphant story of perseverance, resilience, and the indomitable human spirit.

Together, we can prevail.

MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

It is an understatement for me to say that the past years have been challenging. We have endured multiple lockdowns and restrictions, yet it never ceases to amaze me how our staff, volunteers, donors, partners, and the community have worked together from the start, up to this day.

Looking back, the COVID-19 pandemic presented a unique lesson to MAKNA that required careful understanding and strategies. As the vaccination program continued its effort to roll out booster shots in Malaysia, MAKNA collaborated with the The Health Ministry once again to help the nation further control and prevent the spread of the virus, thus accelerating the National Recovery Plan.

But 2022 was not all about COVID-19 and the pandemic response. Our Food Packs Assistance program was still ongoing to help flood victims – a humanitarian initiative started in 2021 to help cancer patients affected by floods with food supplies.

On a positive note, the year under review has been seen as successful. We managed to achieve some incredible things that you can read about in this report.

We supported 8,123 cancer cases, a 7% increase from the previous year. Our 7th Halfway House, Vila Arah MAKNA opened in Gombak for patients receiving treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL), while our Home Care Nursing team attended to 1,484 stage 3 and 4 cancer patients at home.

work, our Digital Mobile Mammogram Unit (DMMU) in Peninsular Malaysia finally made its move to serve the women community in the rural and urban areas. Meanwhile, our two latest DMMU units, each serving Sarawak and Sabah, started their operation during the first and third quarter in 2022 respectively. The team executed 5,072 mammogram screenings and 2,971 clinical breast examinations (CBE). We introduced ultrasound screening; for follow-ups on confirmed breast cancer results through mammogram screenings, which 301 women benefited from.

We resumed one of our annual programmes which was the MAKNA Continuous Education (MCE) Homestay – a 2-night stay at a cancer patient’s home. This programme was introduced by our President and Founder, Dato’ Farid Ariffin, to ensure all staff receive first-hand experience on what our cancer patients go through in their daily life.

The MAKNA Periwinkle Project, a hearttugging experience participated by 14,724 students and 3,620 teachers from Sekolah Kurang Murid (SKM) in rural areas of Malaysia was well received in all the states.

It aimed to raise awareness on cancer amongst school children by planting and caring for the Periwinkle flowers which is also a symbol of hope for cancer patients. I look forward to the year ahead, even if the road may seem winding. We will continue with the same zest, zeal and commitment to the cause of helping another human being.

Following two years of refurbishment

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE

YAM TENGKU PUTERI SERI

LELA WANGSA TENGKU

TAN SRI HAJJAH MERIAM

BINTI AL-MARHUM SULTAN

HAJI AHMAD SHAH

AL- MUSTA’IN BILLAH

PSM.,SIMP.,JP

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ACADEMICIAN EMERITUS

PROFESSOR TAN SRI

DATO’ DR DZULKIFLI ABDUL RAZAK

CHAIRPERSON, RECTOR, INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

VICE PRESIDENT

ACADEMICIAN EMERITUS PROFESSOR DR CHEONG

SOON KENG

DEAN FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES UTAR & EMERITUS PROFESSOR, HOSPITAL CANSELOR

TUANKU MUHRIZ

HONORARY SECRETARY DR IMRAN ABDUL KHALID

PROFESSOR

UNIVERSITI ISLAM

ANTARABANGSA SULTAN ABDUL HALIM

MUADZAM SHAH (UNISHAMS)

HONORARY TREASURER

ROSLEEM HAJI NORDIN @ BOHARI

ACCOUNTANT

ASSISTANT HONORARY TREASURER

DOUGLAS TAN HOCK KEE

GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR, ASIAN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP OF COMPANIES

ASSISTANT HONORARY SECRETARY FARAHIDA MOHD FARID

GENERAL MANAGER, MAJLIS KANSER NASIONAL

MEMBER

ACADEMICIAN PROFESSOR

DATIN PADUKA SETIA

DATO’ DR AINI IDERIS

PRO-CHANCELLOR, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

MEMBER

PROF. DATO’ DR.JAFRI

MALIN ABDULLAH

LECTURER AND NEUROSURGEON DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCES, CHAIRMAN BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR CLUSTER (BBC) SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES HEALTH CAMPUS USM

MEMBER

PROF. ABDUL AZIZ BABA

VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

MEMBER

DR TEOH HOON KOON

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, M.KANDIAH FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH SCIENCES UTAR

MEMBER

ZAINOL BAHARI TALIB

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

EDUCATION CLUSTER PEMBELA

MEMBER

ROHAIZAD ISMAIL

CEO OF KAF INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD

AZRIEN SAWING PLANKS TO REPAIR PATIENT’S HOUSE.

THROUGH THE LENS OF CANCER PATIENTS

Surviving cancer is a daunting endeavour. However, for the underprivileged cancer patients surviving life itself is already a challenge; merely getting by from one day to another. The daily struggles of the underprivileged cancer patients remain obscure for many people. For MAKNA, it is something that we hope to change.

In 2022, we organised the MAKNA Continuous Education (MCE) Homestay at Tawau, Sabah. The programme offered an opportunity for us to experience life from their perspective and feel what it is like to be in their shoes. During the stay also, we got to build a stronger rapport with cancer patients including their families to provide moral support and encouragement to continue the fight against the Big C.

Living conditions play an important role in the cancer patients’ recovery. For our patients, the houses that they live in are oftentimes small and sometimes dilapidated. Nevertheless, it is home for them. An effort to ease their burden, we tried our best to improve their living conditions by making necessary changes such as repairing the wooden floors, fixing the water pipe or making a whole new staircase.

More importantly, the whole experience was an eye-opener, reminding us the reason why we give our all everyday to serve the community here at MAKNA. With everyone’s support, we shall continue creating a meaningful impact in the lives of canceraffected individuals across Malaysia.

SEEDS OF HOPE FOR CANCER

THE MAKNA’S PERIWINKLE PROJECT

Initiated in 2020, the MAKNA Periwinkle Project aims at promoting MAKNA’s signature logo, the Periwinkle Flower, as the symbol of hope for cancer patients and to instill values in children to live a meaningful life by doing good to others, like the Periwinkle Flower does in treating cancer.

The project focused on activities engaging students at the selected Sekolah Kurang Murid (SKM) nationwide in every state. Selected SKMs were given Periwinkle pots/seeds to create a Periwinkle Garden/ Gallery/Corner in three months, along with face masks and hand sanitizers.

5 finalists from 5 states were selected to participate at the national level to compete for the winning prize of RM 3,000. The finalists were SK Mata Ayer (Kelantan), SK Aur Gading (Pahang), SK Juaseh Tengah (Negeri Sembilan), SK Nanga Serau (Sarawak) and SK Mansiat (Sabah). After careful deliberation, the panel of jury reached a decision to select two winners, SK Nanga Serau and SK Mansiat, as both achieved a similar score.

MAKNA would like to thank all parties involved in making this program a success.

SK NANGA SERAU’S PERIWINKLE DECORATION.

MAKNA HODS VISITING SK MANSIAT’S PERIWINKLE GARDEN.

STUDENTS FROM SK LEPAU, JOHOR TURNING OLD TIRES TO A BEAUTIFUL DECORATION. SJKC POY HWA PASIR PARIT.

STUDENTS ENJOYING THEIR TIME NURTURING THE GARDEN.

STUDENT FROM SK PENDIDIKAN KHAS JALAN HUTTON,PENANG LENDING A HAND.

KAK RAFEAH VISITING BRYAN WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER.

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH LOVE AND SUPPORT

TOTAL PATIENTS

8,116

TOTAL CASES

AMOUNT DISBURSED

2022 : RM 25,715,074

2021 : RM 24,746,866

A CENTRE OF CANCER CARE EXCELLENCE

CANCER PATIENT RECEIVING TREATMENT FROM STAFF NURSE LINDA.

PIONEERING THE NATION’S STEM CELL REGISTRY

HAIKAL DEMONSTRATING SAMPLE COLLECTION FOR STEM CELL REGISTY.

FABIEN DELIVERING FOOD PACKS TO PATIENTS’ HOME.

HOME VISIT

NURSING CARE BROUGHT HOME

HOME CARE NURSING

TOTAL PATIENTS VISITED :

2022 : 1,484

2021 : 1,129

MALE : 700

FEMALE : 784

STAFF NURSE SHAHRIMAN ATTENDING TO A CANCER PATIENT AT SUNGKAI, PERAK.

LIESTER DEMONSTRATING BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION STEPS DURING A CANCER SCREENING EVENT.

INCREASING THE SURVIVAL RATE THROUGH EARLY

CONFIRMED BREAST CANCER

EARLY STAGE : 9 LATE STAGE : 4

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A NOBLE CAUSE

LEADERS :

POTENTIAL LEADERS :

ACTIVE :

2022: 227

2021: 221

TOTAL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED :

2022: 275

2021: 262

SANCTUARY FOR HEALING & RECOVERY

MR SOBERI, A GLOTIS CANCER PATIENT, WITH HIS WIFE MS SITI STAYING AT MAKNA HALFWAY HOUSE.

NO MONEY, NO TALK

MY PLEDGE AGAINST CANCER PROGRAM

AMOUNT COLLECTED

2022: 41.47 MILLION

6,678 94,867

SEN SAVES LIVES

AMOUNT COLLECTED

2022: RM86,400

2021: RM86,553

ZAKAT

AMOUNT COLLECTED

2022: RM1,288,100

2021: RM1,637,910

2021: 43.63 MILLION

E-CHARITY

AMOUNT COLLECTED

2022: RM572,890

2021: RM463,121

CORPORATE

AMOUNT COLLECTED

2022: RM265,683

2021: RM 0

ABG LAN IS EXPLAINING TO A POTENTIAL DONOR ON HOW THE FUNDS RAISED ARE CHANNELED TO OUR BENEFICIARIES.

SPREADING THE WORD, ONE FACT AT A TIME

STUDENTS OF SMK SETIAWANGSA GETTING IN LINE FOR THE MAKNA VR CANCER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE.

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN

MAKNA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

For young cancer patients or survivors, their studies might be affected as a lot of resources will be allocated for their treatment. To help them in completing their education, we provide financial assistance through this scholarship programme.

TOTAL RECIPIENTS: 107

TOTAL AMOUNT: RM 119,804

CANCER HELPLINE

We are always here to listen and give support, not only to cancer patients, but also their families, caregivers, and the general public. Our personnel who are trained in oncology will attend to individuals seeking information, guidance, and emotional support through calls, emails, and social media direct messages.

CALLS ATTENDED: 287

EMAILS AND SOCIAL MEDIA QUERIES: 171

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Battling with cancer is already hard; dealing with the emotional toll of cancer can also be overwhelming. Our support group headed by trained staff members and volunteers will give counsell to cancer patients, their family members, or caregivers to ease their cancer journey.

SHARING SESSIONS: 68

VISITS TO PATIENTS’ HOME AND HOSPITALS: 23

INTERNATIONAL

MAKNA’s position and growth as a non-profit organization has merited recognition, notably with The UNITED NATIONS, UICC and The Economist. This has aided MAKNA in strengthening international relations and solidifying its effort at combating cancer therefore ultimately expanding its reach overseas.

CREATING IMPACT ACROSS MALAYSIA

OFFICE KUALA LUMPUR

BG03A & 05, GROUND FLOOR, MEGAN AMBASSY, NO 225, JALAN AMPANG, 50450, KUALA LUMPUR

OFFICE SARAWAK

1ST FLOOR, 14B, JALAN KG DATU, KAMPUNG DATU, 96000, SIBU, SARAWAK

OFFICE SABAH

A-1-5, 1ST FLOOR, BLOCK A, LORONG PLAZA UTAMA, 3, ALAMESRA PLAZA UTAMA, 88400, KOTA KINABALU, SABAH

MAKNA MOBILE MAMMOGRAM

MAKNA EXHIBITION TRUCK

MAKNA HALFWAY HOUSE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On 3 March 2022, MAKNA engaged Eemed International Sdn Bhd for 2 units of mammogram systems (Ge Senographe Pristina Mammography System) for its existing Mobile Mammogram Semi Trailer(T3) and new Mobile Mammogram Semi Trailer (T4) at an agreed price of RM1,920,000. The balance due on this agreement as at 31 December 2022 is RM672,000 for the second unit.

THE FUTURE AWAITS

SK AUR GADING, PERIWINKLE PAHANG.