KUWAIT CITY, Jan 23: In one of the gravest instances of medical errors that resulted in a significant loss of eyesight and infertility for a Kuwaiti citizen, lawyer Mustafa Mulla Yousef has filed a lawsuit in demand for compensation for his client and for holding accountable the individual responsible for the inaccurate medical diagnosis, which led to infertility in the client who had been taking medication for 12 years only to later discover that he did not have the disease in question.

Lawyer Mustafa explained that his client is a young unmarried man who visited the hospital 12 years ago to check for a health condition. He was surprised when he was told that he had diabetes. Based on the doctor’s instructions, he took medications throughout these 12 years. A few days ago when he visited the same hospital, another doctor informed him that he did not have diabetes.

However, he was informed by that doctor that he was unable to marry or have children and had become infertile because of the medications he was taking. In addition, he lost his sight to a large degree and was no longer able to drive a vehicle, even though he is still in his twenties. Lawyer Mustafa concluded by saying, “People’s health is the most precious thing they have and it cannot be experimented or manipulated with. Wrong diagnosis is more dangerous than the disease itself, as evident from what happened to my client as it ended his dream of starting a family.”

By Jaber Al-Hamoud/Munaif Nayef
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff