Shot schoolgirl 'responding well'

Oct 18 2012

A 14-year-old schoolgirl who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan is responding well to treatment, hospital officials have said.

Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital also confirmed that it had received more than 1,500 messages of support for Malala Yousafzai, who arrived in Britain on Monday.

In its latest statement concerning the schoolgirl's progress, the hospital said: "Malala Yousafzai continues to receive one-to-one nursing care, 24 hours a day, from staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, working alongside colleagues from Birmingham Children's Hospital.

"Her condition remains 'stable' and doctors say she is responding well to treatment."

The statement - issued after a vigil was held in central Birmingham to show solidarity with Malala - added that her family remained in Pakistan.

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