Our story
Three decades of advancing sterile services in Malaysia.
We started as a small group of CSSD nurses who believed Malaysia needed a dedicated home for sterile services practice. Since then, we've grown into a national community united by education, shared standards, and a commitment to safer patient care.
Why we exist
Our mission & vision
Mission
To advance the practice of sterile services across Malaysia's health care industry, so every member has the training, standards, and support they need to protect patients.
Vision
A Malaysia where sterile services professionals are recognised, well-trained, and united by standards that meet the world's best.
Our journey
Key milestones
An idea takes shape
At the World Sterilization Conference in Singapore, Malaysian sterile services staff first envision an association of their own.
We come together
Inspired by the Amsterdam Sterilization Conference, CSSD nurses from Hospital Kuala Lumpur, University Hospital, and Hospital Sungai Buloh form our founding protem committee, led by Pn. Wan Muji Wan Ngah, alongside Pn. Hasnah Jalil, Pn. Yeoh Saw See, Pn. Noormah Hj. Hashim, and Pn. Rohani Ahmad.
MSSA is officially registered
The Registrar of Societies approves our association, and we begin with 38 founding members.
A thriving national community
We now support over 1,142 members: nurses, technicians, engineers, doctors, and corporate partners — across Malaysia and beyond.
Our community
Membership, by the numbers
Founding members in 1996
Members we support today
Members based in Singapore
Countries represented across our network
What we do
Programmes that raise the standard
Annual Conference
Our flagship gathering, featuring local and international speakers on the issues shaping our field.
State-Level Seminars
Practical sessions held across Malaysia to keep members current on standards and best practice.
International Exchange
We connect members to global knowledge through WFHSS, the World Forum for Hospital Sterile Supply.
Certification Courses
Hands-on training for sterilizer operators, combining theory and practice with certification on completion.
Publications
Reference materials we develop and share to support practitioners across the profession.
Together, we set a higher standard.
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