"Prevention is better than cure." Out of a country's health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Ever since we were kids, we were always reminded about the famous phrase “Prevention is better than cure”. True enough, knowing how to properly look after

ones

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one's

health

and actually doing it is far better than stressing too much – financially, physically and emotionally, about some disease they acquired because of incorrect lifestyle practices. With

this

, I highly agree that

health

education and preventive measures should be prioritized in a country’s

health

budget. In a country

such

as the Philippines, the statistics for people acquiring sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV continues to shoot up over the years.

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By

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proper sex education curriculum given by schools,

this

problem can be addressed.

Furthermore

, since Philippines have limited access to medications for

such

a complicated disease, avoiding having it is way better than having to spend too much on treating it. Another pressing concern that preventive measure and

health

education could address is obesity among people. Nowadays, and especially with access to

internet

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the internet

, lots of enticing recipes pop up every now and

then

and restaurants of varying menus are available which results in people tending to indulge

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in

them, without minding the calories or the

health

repercussions they may result to. By allotting

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a budget

for creating diet programmes and raising

health

consciousness, conditions resulting in poor

diet

Accept comma addition

diet, such

such

as hypertension and diabetes could be prevented. Allotting money for treatment shouldn’t exactly be dismissed

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from

a country still needs to be able to catch up with technology.

However

, educating people on the right ways to take care of their body is actually beneficial especially in the long run.