Birmingham, Oct. 21 (ANI): Pakistani teen education activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' right to education, is said to be bouncing back to health, but is still being given medicines.
Malala, 15, 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 on October 9. She was shifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for specialized treatment.
According to a statement released by the hospital, doctors treating Malala have said she needs complete rest before undergoing a reconstructive surgery on a part of her skull that was hit by a bullet, reports The News.
The statement also said that Malala desperately wanted to say thanks to her medics, paramedics, caregivers and well-wishers.
Earlier on Friday, the hospital had released a picture of Malala in which she was seen reclining on her hospital bed looking at the camera with a big teddy bear lying by her side.
The same day, she stood up with some help for the first time since the attack.
Medical Director of the hospital, Dave Rosser, said Malala was unable to talk due to the breathing tube inserted into her windpipe but she can communicate by writing.
"Malala is still showing some signs of infection... in the bullet track which is our key source of concern. It's clear that she is not out of the woods yet. Having said that, she is doing very well," Rosser said.
Rosser explained that Malala's airway became swollen after the bullet passed through it, so doctors inserted a tracheotomy tube to protect it. The tube means she cannot speak but there is no reason to believe she would be unable to talk once it is removed, which may happen in the coming days, he said.
She has movement in her arms and legs and is "communicating very freely-she is writing," Rosser added. (ANI)
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