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South African archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has been hospitalised with a persistent infection just a week after being discharged following treatment for the same ailment, his foundation has said. | |
“Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been readmitted to a hospital in Cape Town … He was discharged from hospital last Tuesday, and readmitted this afternoon after expressing renewed discomfort. His doctors considered it prudent for him to return to hospital for observation,” according to a statement from the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation. | |
Related: Desmond Tutu calls for tactics that beat apartheid to be used in climate fight | Related: Desmond Tutu calls for tactics that beat apartheid to be used in climate fight |
Tutu was first hospitalised by the infection on 14 July. The 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate also continues to battle prostate cancer, first diagnosed 15 years ago, but his foundation said the current infection was unrelated. | |
“[Tutu’s] daughter, the Rev Mpho Tutu, said the hospitalisation was unrelated to his cancer treatment. His oncologist confirms that his PSA (prostrate-specific antigen) level is pleasingly low,” the statement said. | |
The foundation said the veteran rights campaigner would undergo bed rest while his doctors determine further treatment, and remain in the hospital at least for the weekend. | |
Tutu survived an illness believed to be polio as a baby, and battled tuberculosis as a teenager. He has been in and out of hospital for minor complaints since 2011. | Tutu survived an illness believed to be polio as a baby, and battled tuberculosis as a teenager. He has been in and out of hospital for minor complaints since 2011. |
Under apartheid, Tutu campaigned against white minority rule during the years that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, and was awarded the 1984 Nobel peace prize for his work. | Under apartheid, Tutu campaigned against white minority rule during the years that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, and was awarded the 1984 Nobel peace prize for his work. |
Officially retired, he is still outspoken on the world’s injustices, and is widely viewed as South Africa’s moral compass. | Officially retired, he is still outspoken on the world’s injustices, and is widely viewed as South Africa’s moral compass. |
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