Young heroine Malala Yousafzai has been transported to Birmingham, England and will receive care in a world-class, publicly-funded NHS hospital. From the Evening Standard:
Foreign Secretary William Hague said: “Last week’s barbaric attack on Malala Yousafzai and her schoolfriends shocked Pakistan and the world.
“Malala’s bravery in standing up for the right of all young girls in Pakistan to an education is an example to us all. Malala will now receive specialist medical care in an NHS hospital. Our thoughts remain with Malala and her family at this difficult time.”
The United Kingdom welcomed Malala for treatment at one its best facilities:
She was expected to arrive in the UK this afternoon and will be treated by a specialist team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, which has a trauma ward to cater for British personnel wounded in Afghanistan.
This girl is a heroine -- she is a symbol of the best of humanity. And so is the publicly-funded health care system that will heal this heroine in her time of need.