Where to buy face masks in Malaysia (Mobhouse productions)
Where to buy face masks in Malaysia

“Girl ah, where to buy face masks in Malaysia?

… I went to so many shops also cannot find.”

To all Malaysians who face the same problem, good news! There are 2 interactive maps that allow you to check which pharmacies nearest to you have face masks in stock. They are Community Pharmacy Map and Where My Mask, which are updated on a daily basis.

Community Pharmacy Map (Face Masks Check)

The Community Pharmacy Map for Face Masks was created by the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS). 

Where to buy masks in Malaysia (Mobhouse productions)
Community Pharmacy Map

Stock availability is distinguished based on the colours of the markers, such as red, yellow, and blue.

Red means Available.

Where to buy masks in Malaysia (Mobhouse productions)
Red markers on Community Pharmacy Map

Yellow means Unavailable.

Community Pharmacy Map (Mobhouse productions)
Yellow markers on Community Pharmacy Map

Lasty, Blue means Status Unknown.

Community Pharmacy Map (Mobhouse productions)
Blue markers on Community Pharmacy Map

Let’s give the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society a well-deserved applause for creating something so helpful during a time of crisis.


Where My Mask? 

The second interactive map that I want to share is called Where My Mask. It features an aesthetic and accessible design, while also providing real-time updates on the stock availablity of face masks in Malaysia.

Where to buy masks in Malaysia (Mobhouse productions)
Where My Mask

The statuses are also distinguished by the three colours as the same map data is sourced from MPS. Why is there a need for two platforms? Where My Mask allows you to see more detailed live updates made by pharmacies all across Malaysia, including time-stamps.

where my mask (Mobhouse productions)
Face mask availability updated 3 hours ago
where my mask (Mobhouse productions)
Face mask and sanitizer availability updated 3 hours ago

Another feature that only Where My Mask provides is its statistics updates of Coronavirus cases from all around the world.

Where my mask (Mobhouse productions)
Global cases of coronavirus on Where My Mask

So informative and straightforward! Quick, share this article with your mother so she won’t ask you where to buy face masks in Malaysia again… And most importantly? She can happily blast it in her WhatsApp groups!


Calling all pharmacy owners!

There are a lot of blue markers on the maps because many pharmacies have yet to participate in this movement. I believe it’s because a lot of us are not aware of their existence.

So if you know any pharmacies around you that sells face masks but are not listed on the map, share this article with them! Alternatively, you may contact the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society on their Facebook page to lend them a helping hand.