Nearly three months after she was rushed to Britain for life-saving treatment for gunshot injuries, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has recovered enough strength to be discharged, a hospital said Friday.
Malala, who was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on October 15, left the medical facility Thursday to continue her convalescence at her family's temporary home in England's West Midlands region.
The
15-year-old became an international symbol of courage after she was shot by
Taliban gunmen last fall for her crusade about girls going to school.
She had
blogged fearlessly about girls' education and accused the Taliban of thriving
on ignorance. The Taliban forbid girls in the classroom and have threatened to
kill anyone who defies them.
The attack,
which left her with gunshot wounds to the head and neck, prompted outrage and
wide outpourings of support, both in Pakistan and overseas.
Former
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife welcomed the news of her
progress Friday, saying via Twitter: "Good news that Malala is well enough
to leave hospital. We wish her well as her recovery continues with her
family."
Malala will
continue to receive outpatient care at the hospital, its statement said, and is
expected to undergo cranial reconstructive surgery in the next month.
"Malala
is a strong young woman and has worked hard with the people caring for her to
make excellent progress in her recovery, said Dr. Dave Rosser, medical director
of the University Hospitals Birmingham.
"Following
discussions with Malala and her medical team, we decided that she would benefit
from being at home with her parents and two brothers."
Its a grateful credit to the doctors and nursing staff in the Uk who made her recover from sure death and gave her a second life.The cowardly taliban shud be erased from this earth.ALL na tions should unite to do this now.if pakistan is too scared to act against them.
ReplyDeleteTo get rid of the Taliban is not an easy task but the more people try to escape and find their way into the Uk or US would be better for them. Cos then they could form an alliance with the help of the UK government they will be able to minimise the abuse inflicted on their citizen.
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