“Prevention is better than cure” Researching and treating diseases is too costly so it would be better to invest in preventive measures. To what extent do you agree?

We are living in

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era of deadly and chronic diseases.

Although

we are currently witnessing the most advanced era of medical science in

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istory of mankind, still researching and treating every single disease is not practical given the costs involved in the process, and

therefore

, it would be better to invest in preventative measures. Developing a

cure

for disease involved rigorous medical science

research

and treatment which are expensive. Many-if not the most- countries and communities in the world are not economically sustainable to fund

this

large amount of money.

For example

, despite the fact that Bangladesh is a middle-income nation according to

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orld Bank, it would be quite challenging to ensure COVID 19 vaccination for the entire population of the country during

this

pandemic.

In addition

to

this

, some chronic diseases

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cancer and diabetes need life-long support. Public healthcare funded by the governments would find it difficult to conduct

research

or borrow

research

findings from other countries or giant pharmaceuticals companies and support patients with critical health conditions due to the limitation of resources and prioritise investing heavily on healthcare over other financial sectors. Seeking

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ure for diseases,

therefore

, is not feasible for the nations. Given the circumstances explained above, prevention of diseases, if possible, would be a pragmatic measure to tackle

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roblem. Especially, outbreaks contagious diseases,

such

as HIV and other viral diseases which do not have any

cure

, are almost impossible to confine.

Furthermore

, many chronic diseases are a threat to public health, which are not easy to treat, and

also

need life-long support, could be tackled more effectively by preventive measures

such

as lifestyle modifications, awareness buildings and at times enforcing

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aw (e.g., imposing fine on smoking in public places; high tax on sugar production). These preventive measures could be more effective to improve the public health situation more.

Although

many will argue that not all diseases are preventable and there would always be diseases that will need

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ure. It is true that not all diseases are preventable. In the same vein, not all diseases are curable. It is important to initiate preventive measures for the diseases as the

first

line of defence against them. It will allow

to limit

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the spread of many diseases. As the saying goes “prevention is better than

cure

” is practical when it comes down to treating diseases where expensive

research

and treatments involved in the process and given the limitation of resources that many nations face today.

Therefore

, government(s) should focus more on taking initiatives to take preventive measures rather than seeking

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ure for all diseases.