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Archbishop Desmond Tutu has wrestled with health problems for years
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid in South Africa
Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been hospitalized again, this time for an “inflammation,” his daughter said.
The 83-year-old, who has wrestled with health problems for years, was admitted Monday evening and is expected to remain there for at least 24 hours.
His family hopes he will be able to return home in a day or two, said the Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu, one of the archbishop’s daughters.
In recent weeks, Tutu has struggled with a persistent infection with trips in and out of hospital.
Tutu, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid in his native South Africa, has remained active well into his 80s with the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation and other organizations.
He previously underwent hospital tests for a persistent infection in 2013.
Last year, he canceled travel plans because of a long-running battle with prostate cancer.
CNN’s David McKenzie reported from Johannesburg, and Jethro Mullen wrote from Hong Kong.