Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH — Hasan Omar Baismail received a false medical report from King Abdulaziz Hospital in August this year stating that he is inflicted with three fatal diseases including AIDS, hepatitis and pneumonitis.



The news came to him as a shock and he was forced to isolate himself in order to protect his family.



“I am a clean man. I have a wife, three daughters, two sons and seven grandchildren. The eldest of my children is 30 and the youngest is 16. The months I experienced were dreadful. I even contemplated suicide but Allah was by my side and gave me strength to endure,” said Baisamail who went to several hospitals, labs, private clinics to redo the tests.



After 100 days passed since the initial medical report was issued, the head of King Abdulaziz Hospital, Mohammad Al-Mubarak, released a report declaring that Baismail was in fact free of any diseases and that the previously issued report was incorrect.



Three other medical reports from different private hospitals and medical centers also declared that the patient is healthy.



“I did not go to the hospital out of any health issues in the first place. My social insurance required me to do a routine medical checkup and that was what I went for," Baismail said.



"After going through the different tests, my son’s friend who worked there gave me my report and shyly said I have AIDs. I was shocked. I had never undergone any blood transfusions and medical procedures except for a minor surgery on my finger.



"I began to question the barber shops I frequented. Everyone viewed me suspiciously and accused me of promiscuous acts I have never engaged in before,” said Baismail.



His wife asked for a divorce the moment she heard the news. Baismail refused to divorce her and agreed to only separate for the time being. “The news has truly wrecked our family. I was concerned for myself and my children. I went to undergo medical checkups and made my kids do the same.



Thankfully, our tests were negative. I can’t believe a prestigious hospital like this one can commit such a big mistake and then take over three months to correct their mistake. I am not ready to return to my husband yet. I need the full truth before my eyes,” said Baismail's wife.



Baismail said he plans to sue the Ministry of Health and demand SR1 million as compensation.



“I also plan to hire a lawyer to sue the three doctors who signed the report and demand an additional SR3 million as compensation,” he said.