Improving welfare delivery

Fatimah (seated) in conversation with her assistant ministers Datuk Francis Harden (second left) and Rosey Yunus (second right), permanent secretary Dr Saadiah Abdul Samah (left) and Welfare Department director Abang Shamshudin Abang Seruji (right) after the briefing on the departments 2018-2020 strategic plan.

KUCHING: The state Welfare Department will introduce a number of “signature programmes” this year to improve its delivery service in line with its 2018-2020 strategic plan.

Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said one of the new programmes was a disaster relief simulation exercise.