Health DG: 9,338 calls made to ministry hotline, most requiring emotional support

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has received 9,338 calls to its mental health hotline to-date, with most callers requiring emotional support, says its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Dr Noor Hisham said more than 50% of people who have called the hotline required emotional support due to stress, loss of hope, loss of jobs, loss of income and even interpersonal problems.