Ugandan Nurse Accused Of Attempting To Infect Child With HIV Freed By Appeals Court Ruling
Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks”: Rosemary Namubiru is free: A case of reckless, negligent reporting continues
Antigone Barton, writer and editor of “Science Speaks” and senior communications officer at the Center for Global Health Policy, reports on the outcome of an appeal by Ugandan nurse Rosemary Namubiru, who was sentenced to three years in prison for a workplace accident that accusers said was an attempt to infect a child with HIV by using a contaminated needle. The appeals court shortened her sentence and released her from prison (12/2).
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