An Air New Zealand Plane Flies Over Mount Victoria
IN PHOTO: An Air New Zealand plane flies over houses in Mount Victoria as it approaches Wellington airport, October 7, 2011. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

A controversial healing group claiming to have the "miracle cure" for Ebola is expected to arrive in New Zealand on the weekend. As reported in the New Zealand Herald report, the group will be coming to promote its bleach-based solution in a three-day seminar in Ngatea on the Hauraki Plains.

Medical experts have slammed the group's Miracle Mineral Solution for being potentially fatal. Genesis II Church of Health and Healing leader James Humble will conduct the seminar charging US$500 per head. The event in New Zealand is part of an international tour of the non-religious organisation based in the Dominican Republic.

According to reports, the Miracle Mineral Solution is made from a concoction of chlorine dioxide which is a potent bleach usually used in industrial water treatments and stripping textiles. The group's leader claims the solution is an effective treatment against malaria, HIV, cancer and Ebola.

The product is sold in New Zealand via the group's Web site miraclemineral.co.nz and described as a scientifically proven pathogen killer. However, medical experts in New Zealand warned Kiwis to beware of MMS. Medsafe, the country's medical laboratory body, has urged people to stay away from the product because it can cause "serious harm to health."

In line with the statements of the U.S. Drug and Food Administration (FDA) and the UK Food Standards Authority, Medsafe has instructed the Web site selling the solution to refrain from promoting MMS as medicine and claiming it is an effective treatment for serious diseases. Medsafe issued a statement warning people that when MMS is used as directed, it will produce an industrial bleach which is dangerous to health.

The Australian Medical Association said about 10 people have reported being poisoned by MMS. Reports said the organisation has called for a ban on the product in the country. The FDA has previously reissued a warning against the product after continuing to receive reports of health injuries from MMS customers.

The non-religious organisation promoting the product has claimed that 5 million people had used the product in the last five years with no reported major adverse effects. In response to the FDA's warning, the organisation rejected claims of health injuries by release a video in 2010 explaining the product's use.

(Source: YouTube/MMShelp)