Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) was established in 1992 under the Ministry of Health 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.
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992, Malaysia |
| Location | No 12, Jln 13/48A, The Boulevard Shop Office, Off Jalan Sentul,51000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Key people | Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (President) |
| Area served | Malaysia |
| Website | www.mac.org.my |
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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:[1]
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 counseling.
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 drug users (IDUs).[2]
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], Mercedes-Benz Malaysia [2], Hong Leong Bank Bhd [3], L’Oreal Malaysia [4], Shell[5], Levi Strauss Foundation [6].[3]
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:[4]