Malaysian Association of Pharmaceutical Suppliers (MAPS)
 President's Message Mar 2025
We are almost at the end of the 1st Quarter of 2025. MAPS has been engaged with the Pharmacy Services Program in several DUNas sessions reviewing the various components of the national medicines policy. There was also a meeting on e-labelling.
The Board also met online with organisers of Reed Sinopharm Exhibition and CPHI SEA. Members are invited to take part in the events, and details will be made available eventually. Both Reed and CPHI will have events in Kuala Lumpur. Reed Sinopharm has another event in China too. Another event is Pharma Live Expo to be held in Mumbai. Please visit the events page on our website for some details.
Recent developments on cost of healthcare particularly on the insurance premium hikes triggered a series of engagements held by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC). MAPS attended the public engagement and was also invited to a closed door session to provide evidence to the PAC at Parliament House. More details of the events that MAPS took part in are in the news/photo link.
We thank all members who continue to support us in all the activities. The most paramount meeting is always our Annual General Meeting (please see the events page for more details). The current board would have served one third of its elected term. We encourage all members to attend so as to be informed about what the association has done in the past year. The board endeavours to represent our interest as a united platform, and members' direct feedback will help to make us better. It is also a good time for us to catch up with one another over a meal. Please respond to the WhatsApp feedback on attendance to facilitate planning of the meal arrangements.
Finally, representing the Board, I wish all Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri as the new month of Syawal approaches when Ramadan ends. If you are travelling, I wish you safe journey. May your time spent with your families be a fulfilling one.
Thank you.
LIM TENG CHYUAN
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Foreword by the PresidentI am delighted to welcome you to the MAPS website and I hope you will find the information provided here to be useful for the pharmaceutical industry in Malaysia.
I welcome participation from members to be active in subcommittees that have been formed in order to make MAPS an association where everyone can openly suggest, exchange ideas, share issues and values of common interests. Membership of MAPS is open to any company involved in pharmaceutical trade (importer and / or distributor) in Malaysia.
I look forward to warmly welcome you into MAPS.
Why we exist
The first gathering of like-minded interest Group for the formation of the Malaysian Association of Pharmaceutical Suppliers (MAPS) was on 17th March 2011 held in the premise of Medispec, Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya.
MAPS was formally registered with the Registrar of Society on the 17th November 2011.
It was formed to fill in the "missing piece" in the trade representation in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
MAPS is having representations and engaging with the relevant Government bodies like the Bahagian Farmasi, BPFK, PEMANDU, MyCC, etc, on issues relating to the pharmaceutical trade.
MAPS is in the forefront of issues facing the Industry which means that the voices and interests of MAPS will be heard and considered. Thus, MAPS will have the opportunity to continuously collaborate and consult on the policies and regulations affecting the industry.
Board of Directors
Office Bearers |
President:
Lim Teng Chyuan |
Vice-President: Shamshul Baharin
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Secretary:
Heng Thin Fook |
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Assistant Secretary:
Dharshen Kumar A/L Thirunahaikarasu |
Treasurer:
Mathew John | |
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Board Members |
Francis Ang |
Kwang Li Lin |
Tan Pei Leng |
Dr Yeo Tun Wee |
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Secretariat |
Associate Director
Chong Siew Mei |
Board of Directors of former terms
If your company qualifies to be a member, and in concurrence with our goals, please apply for membership. Click here for the membership form.
Sub-committees
Committee | | Chairman | Organization |
| Ethics | | Lim Teng Chyuan | Somedico |
| Regulatory | | Heng Thin Fook | Medispec |
| Social & Sports | | Mathew John
Dharshen | Jetpharma
Zulat Pharmacy |
| Trade Practices | | Shamshul Baharin | Averroes |
MAPS, over the years has been increasingly recognised as being valuable to various external organisations, both government and private, ranging from human capital development to policy development. MAPS has been invited and has accepted to be represented in various
Technical Working Groups/External committees/Advisory Panels.
MAPS practises a high ethical code. Members are required to abide by this conduct to ensure that the industry maintains a high level of integrity. Click here for MAPS' code of conduct.
Members of MAPS are Malaysian Companies which import pharmaceuticals into the country. They represent principals from Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania etc. The principals may be R&D or generic manufacturers from these regions.
As an association, MAPS is committed to build the industry together with the respective government authorities and the industry stakeholders. The country has to have an industry that is conducive to attract investments with an ecosystem of "fairness, healthy, vibrancy, dynamic, skill and knowledgeable" and "an equitable, accessible and affordable healthcare for the rakyat in the country".
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