Covid-19: Counsellors to assist frontliners, says Perkama chief
Health workers conduct Covid-19 screening in Petaling Jaya Old Town May 11, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Perkama International president Datuk Dr Abd Halim Mohd Hussin said under the programme, counsellors across the country were now ready to assist either from the perspective of development, prevention or intervention. Dr Abd Halim said Perkama International was also actively organising a series of online advocacy activities during the enforcement of the movement control order since March 18, both for the counsellors and the public.
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