Malaysia’s Queen takes part in run for breast cancer awareness campaign

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Queen Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah flagged off the participants of the fun run 2019 KL Pink October Walk on Saturday.

Azizah, who wore a pink sports attire, also ran for a kilometre together with over 2,000 participants, Malaysia’s news agency BERNAMA reported.

The fun run, over a distance of five kilometres overall, was part of a breast cancer awareness campaign which is celebrated worldwide every October.

Azizah visited booths offering breast cancer screening service as well as the KLH Radiotherapy and Oncology ward where she spent almost an hour with the 45 patients at the ward.

Azizah enlivened them by handing over souvenirs prepared by the organisers.