Free Tree Root Man!

As many of you know, a poor beknighted man in Indonesia is afflicted with growths on his hands and feet that look like tree roots. I'll spare you the pictures. If you want to see them, Google him. He has aroused the concern and curiosity of doctors around the globe. An American doctor flew to Indonesia to diagnose his condition. Apparently, he has some variant of genital herpes, and the growths on his appendages are probably warts. He has some genetic abnormality that caused his condition to get out of hand.
The American doctor flew home with a blood sample, intending to treat the man. But the Indonesian government freaked out and said the man would not be allowed to leave the country for treatment, and in fact the blood sample wouldn't have been allowed to leave either if anyone had known it was going.
Indonesia's president believes that the blood sample will be used to create a vaccine, and that vaccine will be used to exploit poor Indonesians.
"This is horrifying," I said to myself. "Imagine the tragedy of living in a country with such a scientifically ignorant, small-minded leader."
That's us.