CEO's Message
Dear Well-wishers….
The year will be remembered for its important achievements – The integration of Leprosy in general health finally caught momentum, paving way to gaining Government’s ownership of the Leprosy Elimination Programme. As a result, 56 out of 157 Leprosy Control Centres have been integrated into the existing structure of general health services, while the District Resource Teams are being formed to monitor integrated centres to ensure continuation of effective Leprosy services through integrated and non-integrated centres alike.
Staying close to our targets we remained focused on doing what we do best – helping poor of the poorest un-served communities, and enhancing and expanding our activities in several areas that show potential for serving the most neglected communities while ensuring sustainability of our Triple Merger Programme. Hence, from Leprosy to Community Development – the journey is on.
Sustainability of the programme being our prime focus we have launched a two prong strategy; capacity building and succession plan implementation; finding new partners within and outside Pakistan including networking with NGOs in the field of health and education.
The year also saw our entry into another stigmatized group like Leprosy i.e. female intravenous drug users and their spouses – helping them get rid of drug menace and ensuring their rehabilitation with the support of UNODC at our Orangi Karachi Centre.
To ensure quality services we constantly assess our service delivery system to learn what needs are being met and satisfying our clients and what gaps need to be filled. We also look at our infrastructure to maximize strengths and minimize the weaknesses. The ultimate objective is to meaningfully utilize our skills and available resources in serving the un-served and most deserving communities of our country to the utter satisfaction of our supporters.
Like yester year we have made sure that our team members have the necessary skills to serve people in the best possible manner for which we have invested a lot of time and energy in their capacity building through ongoing training and professional development. Our corporate training instills in our people our five core values of being compassionate about fellow human beings, bringing dignity to all, caring, giving timely and quality services and recognizing everyone’s efforts and dedication, which complement our Code of Service Ethics and shape the culture and character of our organization, guiding how we behave and make decisions.
In our journey of Leprosy Control to Leprosy elimination and Community Development our committed funding partners abroad especially German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA) and other International organizations including CBM Germany, Caritas St. Poelten Austria, Misereor Germnay, Maria Laach Germany and numerous Friends of Dr. Ruth Pfau and MALC have continued their financial support for which we are ever thankful to them.
I would also like to express my gratitude to our Pakistani philanthropists and corporations that have adopted a number of our centres in Karachi and other provinces and supported us in our various projects including upgradation of our hospital facilities.
Looking forward to continuing our success not only in providing health services but also in the community development; education, helping people in development and growth, providing food and shelter, relief and rehabilitation, or assisting with family support services in disasters, of course with your support.
Sincerely,
Shakil Ahmad
CEO, MALC
