Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary with the staff of Tygerberg Children’s Hospital, in Cape Town.
Patrons
The couple have been active patrons for 18 years now.
It is their fundraising efforts that have put the hospital where it is in terms of the equipment they have.
Tutus spokesperson explained that they have a special relationship with the medical profession in general, and Tygerberg Children’s Hospital.
Desmond joined a class of senior medical students at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital for some practical training.
Mrs Tutu studied nursing‚ after completing a teaching qualification. Programmes director of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation‚ Razaan Bailey‚ said the pair had regularly told foundation staff over the years that they found the commitment and compassion of the people at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital “extraordinary and exhilarating”.
