QUESTION: Some people think that public health is the responsibility of the government While others think that people should be responsible for their own health. Discuss both sides and give your answer

According to research, it has been discovered that more people are dying from curable and preventable diseases recently.

This

has led to various schools of thought on how

this

trend can be reversed. A school of thought is of the opinion that the wellness of the populace is a duty of the government while others believe that people’s

wellbeing

a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

well-being

depends on the people themselves. Both

school

Suggestion

schools

of thoughts will be reviewed and a position made. There are many things that the government need to put in place to help improve the health of her people. One of

such

is proper remuneration of medical personnel working in hospitals. Proper remuneration will make these staff work optimally, it will

also

encourage more people to join the medical profession

hence

reduce patients to staff

ratio thereby

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ratio, thereby

ensuring availability of quality medical services at all times to people. In

Nigeria

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Nigeria, for

for example

, there are more than 5,000 patients to a doctor due to the fact that most of the doctors have travelled out for greener pasture and

this

has led to bad medical services being rendered.

People

Suggestion

The people

have active roles to play when it comes to taking care of their health, one of

such

is by doing physical exercises. According to researches, physical exercises have been proven to prevent obesity,

diabetics

a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst

diabetes

, pulmonary and other diseases. When people work out, they burn off excess food intake, preventing build-up of high blood sugars which will eventually lead to

diabetics

a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst

diabetes

.

For example

, it has been reported that

more elderly

Suggestion

most elderly

people can be found in Japan, due to the fact that Japanese eat well and exercise properly. The health of a nation is everybody’s business. I believe that both government and the people have active roles to play to ensure the wellness of its people. Government

need

Suggestion

needs

to ensure that medical personnel are well paid so that they can be continually motivated while people should ensure they exercise daily.