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Universal Access To Celebration In Sabah! World AIDS Day 2010, Kota Kinabalu
World AIDS Day (WAD), observed December 1 each year is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the
spread of HIV infection. The celebration remains as a poignant reminder that HIV has not gone away, that the problem is real, and
that there are many things need to be done. World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for all of us - individuals, communities and
political leaders - to take action and ensure that human rights are protected and global targets for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and
care are met.
The Borneo state of Sabah played host to two WAD 2010 events which were co-organised with Partner Organisations of the
Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC), Kota Kinabalu AIDS Support Group Association (KASIH) and Sandakan AIDS Support Group
Association (SAGA) – with the former a shelter home visit, while the latter a fundraising dinner.
KASIH Shelter Home Visit
KASIH delivers shelter home services to people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah. KASIH was founded by Dr Fong Siew Moy, an HIV/AIDS paediatrician with Likas
Hospital. It was initially conceived as a vehicle that provides contingency and material
support to underprivileged PLHIVs that came from the interiors of Sabah, many of whom
were too financially-stricken to seek treatment that was made available only in major
government hospitals in the city. As an extension to that objective, KASIH now operates a
shelter home for children and women infected and/or affected by HIV that also doubles as a
halfway house for PLHIVs from rural areas who come to seek treatment in Kota Kinabalu.
For the WAD 2010 celebration, MAC in collaboration with M.A.C Cosmetics co-
organised a charity visit to the KASIH Shelter Home on December 1 which was jointly
officiated by Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Chairman of Malaysian AIDS Foundation
(MAF) and Miss Anna Chang, Brand General Manager of M.A.C. Cosmetics. Delegation
from M.A.C Cosmetics comprised makeup artists and the top-tier management team that
flew all the way from Kuala Lumpur for the shelter home visit, while MAC was
represented by key personnel from the Advocacy and CSR Department, led by Mr Jasmin
Jalil.
The event was also graced by the attendance of five MAC Red Ribbon Support Celebrities – Dayang Nurfaizah, Fahrin Ahmad, Joey
G, Shah Shamshiri, and Owen Yap. The visit was a day-long affair filled with fun activities and games for the children, and a special
makeover session for the mothers by M.A.C Cosmetics professional make-up artists. There were also gotong royong activities and
planting of vegetable plants on the shelter home ground. The highlight of the visit was the cheque presentation by M.A.C Cosmetics
worth RM 100,000 to KASIH, followed by the handover of goods by M.A.C Cosmetics worth over RM 13,0000.
Berakhirlah sudah tahun 2010
iaitu tahun yang amat bermakna
kepada Majlis AIDS Malaysia. The
Global Fund Round 10, kemasukan
ahli-ahli gabungan baru (welcome
to the MAC family!), penglibatan
penuh Jabatan Agama kebangsaan
dan negeri, perubahan EXCO, Pelan
Strategik Kebangsaan 2011-2015.
Ini adalah di antara penggerak
utama MAM sepanjang 2010, dan
setiap kejayaan adalah berkat
kerjasama kesemua pihak - ahli-ahli
gabungan, agensi kerajaan, sektor
korporat dan juga kakitangan
Urusetia MAM sendiri.
Ini adalah tinta terakhir saya
sebagai Pengarah Eksekutif di
MAM. Ingin saya mengabdikan
tinta terakhir ini kepada semua
rakan sekerja di Urusetia MAM
yang telah bertungkus lumus
menjayakan setiap aktiviti MAM
dengan bersungguh-sungguh.
Seringkali pengorbanan mereka
tidak diberikan perhargaan yang
sewajarnya, dan hasil titik peluh
mereka akhirnya memberi nama
kepada yang lain. Namun hanya
Tuhan yang dapat membalas penat
jerih keikhlasan sumbangan
mereka, dan saya berharap agar
perjuangan ini diteruskan selagi
HIV/AIDS masih menular di negara
tercinta.
Wahai rakan-rakan seperjuangan,
teruskanlah usahamu, walau ombak
badai membatas perjalanan.
Semoga apa yang tercapai
berkekalan sinarnya dan terus
membara!
Sekian.
Bakhtiar Talhah boleh dihubungi
melalui [email protected]