What's Happening Near You: Malaysia

UNICEF Malaysia National Office

Since 1954, UNICEF has joined forces with the Government and the people of Malaysia to transform the lives of children across the nation. The organisation aims to help the country's Government achieve improvements in health, nutrition, water and sanitation, formal and informal education as well as welfare services for children in rural and poor, urban areas.

PENGASIH Malaysia

PENGASIH Malaysia is a not-for-profit organisation on the mission to reduce the demand for illicit drugs in Asia, by developing and deploying effective methods in Intervention, Treatment and Rehabilitation. The organisation also undertakes prevention activities, with the 'Kenali Anak Kita' (Get to know our teens) being their ongoing nationwide family prevention programme (2009-2014).

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Organisation Name: 
Job Title: 
Prevention Director
Describe your prevention-related activities: 
Program delivery
Program development
Research / science
Evaluation
Fundraising
Training
Technical assistance
Administration
Policy making
Advocacy
Does your prevention work and efforts focus on a specific setting?: 
School
Family
Workplace
Community
Youth Group
All Settings
Biography: 
Have been active in community services for 22 years. Founder members for; PENGASIH MALAYSIA PROSTAR MALAYSIA (Youth program) MALAYSIAN AIDS COUNCIL

Registry Questionnaire

What is your highest academic degree?: 
town planner
In what area or discipline?: 
technical
Professional Organisations: 
NIL
SPR Meetings: 
NIL
EUSPR Meetings: 
NIL
Prevention Meetings: 
IFNGO WFTC

Collaboration History

I have had international collaboration in the past but not currently.

I initiated the collaboration

24th International Harm Reduction Conference

Held every two years, the International Harm Reduction Conference attracts 1,000 international delegates from over 70 countries, including front line service providers, scientists and researchers, policy makers and politicians, doctors and health professionals, people from international and UN organisations, people who use drugs and people working in criminal justice.