Some people think it is more important for government to spend public money on promoting a healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is true that some people argue for more public expenditure on measures to prevent illness by promoting a healthy lifestyle. While

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would certainly result in benefits to public

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, I disagree with the idea that

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should be a higher priority than the

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of people who are already suffering from illness. The promotion of a healthy lifestyle to prevent illness is undoubtedly a worthy aim of any government. The sedentary routines of many people make them more prone to the risk of diabetes or heart disease

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of their inactivity. In modern life, people are so caught up in the pressures of work or study that they neglect the importance of keeping fit.

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on the car exacerbates the problem of lack of exercise.

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, government provision of affordable leisure and sports facilities, coupled with promotion campaigns to keep fit and healthy would certainly be a worthwhile initiative to raise the general level of public

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.

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, in the process of decision-making on

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matters, I would argue that expenditure should be allocated

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to the

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of people who are ill.

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, not all illnesses

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the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices by individuals.

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, respiratory disorders are affected by air pollution in cities, while poor sanitation and contaminated drinking water contribute to outbreaks of dysentery and cholera.

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, failure to subsidize medicines or to invest in hospitals would certainly lead to many deaths which could have been avoided by timely

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. Hospitals,

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, have many roles in providing

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, not only surgery but

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in conducting vital research into the

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of many life- threatening conditions,

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as cancer or asthma. In conclusion, while promoting healthy living is important,

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treatment

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the treatment

must have priority in

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service spending.