Ugandan HIV+ nurse accused of 'trying to infect patient' sentenced to 3 YEARS

A HIV+ nurse was sentenced to three years in jail today for criminal negligence after she pricked herself with a needle before injecting a child. Rosemary Namubiru, 64, was convicted for using a intravenous needle on the child after pricking herself - a decision slammed as 'deeply flawed' by HIV/AIDS campaigners. Throughout her trial, the nurse maintained she was not acting in malice and the incident was an accident. Two tests have shown the child was not infected with HIV, according to court records. Scores of international activist groups rallied around the nurse - saying she was the victim of stigma and discrimination because of her HIV status and should not face trial. Despite their support, she was found guilty of criminal negligence for allegedly in court today and sentenced to three years behind bars. In November last year all direct aid was cut following a corruption scandal in the country. However, it will still receive £97.9million in aid from the UK this year, The Department for International Development said. A DFID spokesperson said: 'We ended direct payments to the Ugandan government last year.' According to the Overseas Development Institute, the country received $1.6bn (£960m) in total from western countries in 2011, making it the world's 20th largest aid recipient. Following the incident in January this year, the nurse was later denied bail in a controversial decision by a magistrate who ruled that she posed a danger to the public.