Yousufzai has ‘good chance of recovery’
17 Oct 2012 6:40 AM IST
Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, in a serious condition after being shot in the head by the Taliban, has a ‘good chance of recovery’, British doctors said on Tuesday. 14-year-old Malala was secretly transferred to Britain from Pakistan in an air ambulance yesterday for specialist treatment, including the repair of damaged bones of her skull.
She is admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham here, which has a specialist major trauma centre where British servicemen who are seriously wounded in Afghanistan are treated.
‘Doctors believe she has a chance of making a good recovery on every level,’ said Dr Dave Rosser, the hospital’s medical director. Malala’s treatment and rehabilitation could take months, he told reporters at the hospital. ‘Clearly it would be inappropriate on every level, not least for her, to put her through all of this if there was no hope of decent recovery,’ he said.
She is admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham here, which has a specialist major trauma centre where British servicemen who are seriously wounded in Afghanistan are treated.
‘Doctors believe she has a chance of making a good recovery on every level,’ said Dr Dave Rosser, the hospital’s medical director. Malala’s treatment and rehabilitation could take months, he told reporters at the hospital. ‘Clearly it would be inappropriate on every level, not least for her, to put her through all of this if there was no hope of decent recovery,’ he said.
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