Some people think that in order to prevent illness and disease, governments should make efforts in reducing environmental pollution and housing problems To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statements?

Pollution and poverty are important causes of illnesses. Some people,

therefore

, feel that the governments should take measures to tackle these evils. I completely agree with

this

view. Many governments

already earmark

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have already earmarked

a considerable percentage of their annual budget

to

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for

healthcare

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health care

. If a fraction of

that is

spent on providing housing and improving

air

quality, the governments can prevent people from falling ill in the

first

place. Millions of people still live in

unhygienic

surroundings. They cannot afford a home because of poverty. Unhealthy surroundings are the breeding ground of bacteria, mosquitoes and flies. Since these are the carriers of

illnesses people

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illnesses, people

living in slums and poor surroundings fall ill quite often. If the government provides affordable housing to all, the living standards of millions of people in the developing countries will improve substantially.

As a result

, their health will

also

improve. Pollution is another silent killer. Due to environmental pollution the quality of

air

, water and soil has decreased causing various illnesses in people.

For example

, respiratory illnesses are quite common among people living in cities because of the poor quality of

air

in urban areas. Water pollution causes illnesses like typhoid, jaundice and dysentery. While these diseases can affect anyone, people living in dirty surroundings are more likely to be affected by them. To conclude, if the governments are really keen on improving the health of their citizens, they must address the real cause of

diseases

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the diseases

.

In other

words by

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words, by

simply making housing affordable for all and controlling

air

pollution, the government can protect its people from illnesses. Prevention, after all, is better than cure.