Birmingham, Oct. 16 (ANI): Pakistani teenage education activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban, has every chance of making a "good recovery", British doctors have said as the 14-year-old arrived at a hospital in central England for treatment.
Malala, who was shot in the head and neck for advocating education for girls, was flown from Pakistan for specialist treatment at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital at a unit that specializes in dealing with complex trauma cases that has treated hundreds of soldiers wounded in Afghanistan, reports News 24.
"Doctors believe she has a chance of making a good recovery on every level," said Dr Dave Rosser, the hospital's medical director, adding that her treatment and rehabilitation could take months.
Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet from near her spinal cord during a three-hour operation the day after the attack last week, but she now needs intensive specialist follow-up care.
Malala was not accompanied by any of her relatives to Britain, but the Pakistani Consulate are proving support to her and her family may join her at a later date.
Malala has become a potent symbol of resistance against the Taliban's efforts to deprive girls of an education.
Malala, who earned international fame for raising voice against Taliban oppression in Swat, was shot in the neck and head and two other girls sustained injuries when the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) opened fire on their school van in Swat valley last Tuesday. (ANI)
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