Some people think government should focus on reducing environmental pollution and housing problems to help people prevent illness and disease. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

No doubt, people’s

health

is influenced by the environment and housing conditions.

That is

why some people opine that governments should focus more on

environment

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the environment

and housing to prevent various ailments. While I do admit that these areas require attention, in my opinion, by simply addressing environmental

pollution

and housing scarcity, we cannot see much of an improvement in public

health

. Indeed, environmental

pollution

and dirty surroundings cause many

health

problems.

For example

, air

pollution

is a major issue in cities and

consequently

many urban residents suffer from respiratory ailments. Lack of access to clean water is another problem that millions of people face in poor countries.

Unhygienic

surroundings are the breeding grounds of mosquitoes and fleas which spread many diseases.

Therefore

, if the

government

looks into environmental

pollution

and provides basic

housing amenities

Accept comma addition

housing, amenities

,

such

problems can be avoided to a great extent.

Nevertheless

, simply focusing on the environment and housing will not prevent all diseases. The

government

has to do much more. It has to allocate a portion of its budget to prevent diseases through vaccinations. It should

also

spend on screening tests through which serious diseases

such

as cancer can be detected long before actual symptoms occur. In earlier stages most cancers are totally curable through inexpensive treatments. Launching

health

awareness campaigns

is

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are

another thing governments can do to improve public

health

. Even if the

government

provides housing

to

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for

all, diseases can still spread if people are ignorant and allow stagnant water to collect in their surroundings. In conclusion,

although

giving priority to environmental issues and housing will improve public

health

, a lot more has to be done to eradicate diseases. The

government

,

for example

, has to launch

health

awareness campaigns, provide free vaccinations and regular

health

checkups to ensure that people live a healthy and long life.