North Korea Claims to have developed a Drug that can Cure MERS, Ebola, SARS and AIDS



North Korea Claims to have developed a Drug that can
Cure MERS, Ebola, SARS and AIDS

By E. Stanley Ukeni
Well, well, well…the North Korean leadership seems to be trying a different kind of tactic in a bid for international attention. Though reasonably skeptical, I have to admit that I find this strategy rather intriguing—and I dare say even appealing.
As if realizing that they may have worn out their usual ploy of military provocations whenever they feel ignored by the international community, the North Korean government appears to be opting for soft power diplomacy this time. The Pyongyang has just announced a major pharmaceutical breakthrough that, if proven true, is sure to get the attention of the international scientific and medical communities.
The official Korean Central News agency—the authorized mouthpiece of the government in Pyongyang, announced on Friday, June 19, 2015, that its medical scientists have successfully developed a drug that can prevent and cure MERS, Ebola, SARS and AIDS diseases. However, little proof of this supposed miracle cure for some of the world’s deadliest diseases was forthcoming from the announcer.
It’s no surprise that the North Korean claim comes as its arch rival, South Korea, is batting to contain an outbreak of the MERS virus in the country, which  has already claimed about two dozen lives and sickened more than one hundred and sixty people since last month.
If the announcement is true, it’d be one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in human history—and will make North Korea a toast of the world community. However, if it turns out to be a hoax, it’d be one of the sickest joke in history—one that can only originate from an utterly perverse and depraved mind, and not at all funny.
I’d like to offer an unsolicited advice to the North Korean medical and scientific community. If indeed you have successfully found a cure for these deadly diseases as it’s claimed by your government, I implore you to immediately present your discovery to the international scientific community for peer review and claim verification. This is a most credible way to show proof of your remarkable accomplishment to the world.
It would be utterly unconscionable for you to possess the cure for deadly pathogenic viruses that are currently claiming a great many lives, and not immediately make the life-saving medicine readily available to the sick and dying. Currently, many are dying in South Korea and elsewhere of MERS viral infections. And in parts of West Africa the Ebola virus disease is still claiming lives.
Healing the dying would be the surest way of telling the world that North Korea is indeed a force for good. This is the most potent public relations offensive that North Korea can unleash against its detractors. If you truly have this miracle cure, then the world needs it urgently.    


Story by E. Stanley Ukeni, © 2015. All Rights Reserved.
Photo of North Korea leader, Kim Jong-un, making announcement.
Photo of Kim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman

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