The Malaysian Association of Paediatric Palliative Care (MAPPAC), known officially as Persatuan Paliatif Pediatrik Malaysia, is a non-profit organisation registered with the Registrar of Societies Malaysia on 18 June 2018.
MAPPAC is dedicated to advancing paediatric palliative care in Malaysia through free home-based medical care, advocacy, research, education, and training. Our platform brings together healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses and therapists, as well as volunteers and caregivers, to support children with life-limiting illnesses and their families.
Paediatric palliative care is about helping these children live as well as possible. MAPPAC’s multidisciplinary approach aims to improve quality of life by addressing the child’s physical, emotional, social and other needs while supporting the family throughout the journey.
We believe no family should face this journey alone. We walk alongside these children and their families, providing compassionate care and comfort while helping them make the most of every moment together.
MAPPAC is an LHDN-approved organisation. We issue tax exemption receipts for qualifying donations, allowing eligible donors to claim tax deductions.
At MAPPAC, The Child and Family Matters!
To provide quality medical, mental and social care distinctive with a broad multidisciplinary approach to relieve the sufferings and to improve the quality of life for the severe and complex ill children and their family members, either in hospital, hospice centre or at home. (Provide dignity to dying children)
• Provide a platform for healthcare providers, volunteers, and caregivers to care for the sick children and families.
• Bring paediatric palliative care services right at the doorsteps of the afflicted children.
• Establish more children hospices throughout the country.
Develop a role model of evidence-based paediatric palliative care (PPC) clinical service team.
Draft and advocate policies, formularies and clinical guidelines.
To increase public awareness on the importance of good symptom care, parental support and end of life care for the children.
Provide and supervise the training and education programmes for doctors, nurses, allied health staff and volunteers.
Promote research for new findings regarding PPC and quality assurance for clinical services for the care of the children.
• Build a one stop Malaysian Children In-patient Hospice
• Offer a more comprehensive range of treatment and paediatric palliative care services.
