Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has arrived on a bicycle taxi at Tygerberg Children's Hospital in Cape Town to lead an Interfaith service. He and his wife, Leah, are the patrons of the hospital.

For the past seven years, he has led thanksgiving services at the hospital to honour the work being done, especially at the children's section which was opened in 2000.

The Tygerberg Children's Hospital has been accredited by the United Nations Children's Fund as "child friendly". More than 100 000 children under the age of 13 are treated annually at the outpatients division while 16 000 are admitted.