Car Free Day: Global health leaders join Kigali residents in ‘Africa Walks against Malaria’

Two hands reach up to a heart with a medical cross inside it

From Frank Ntarindwa / The New Times: ‘Kigali’s “Car Free Day” not only boasts an increase in residents’ activity levels, it also creates a space for more knowledge and service sharing for health conditions including Malaria.’ Screenings for non-communicable diseases are held alongside entertainment and group activities, all increasing residents’ physical and mental health and wellbeing.

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