Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousufzai was in stable condition at a British hospital on Sunday after undergoing surgeries to repair her skull and help her hearing , officials said . Operations to repair Malala 's heart and help her to ` ` were a success , '' the hospital says . Queen Elizabeth Hospital : She is stable , ` ` awake and talking to staff and members of her family '' today 's 24 - hour surgery is the latest step on a long road to recovery for the teen activist . In October , gunmen shot her in the head and neck .
Operations to repair Malala 's heart and help her to ` ` were a success , '' the hospital says . Queen Elizabeth Hospital : She is stable , ` ` awake and talking to staff and members of her family '' today 's 24 - hour surgery is the latest step on a long road to recovery for the teen activist . In October , gunmen shot her in the head and neck .