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 prevention measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
It is true that
health
is the greatest asset and wealth of a nation. Therefore
, governments spend budget money on population health
care. Meanwhile, some people
believe that the budgetary funds should be spent on the prevention of diseases
and health
education rather than cure. In my opinion, it is a sound idea.
The importance of health
-related issues prevention cannot be denied. First
of all, a country's economic development has a clear link to the health
condition of its citizens. For instance
, iodine is vitally important for people
; thus
, people
who have a deficit of iodine are passive and unengaged. Therefore
, timely measures of the government to prevent vitamin deficits can have a conducive effect on economic development. Secondly
, many people
die of cancer and other diseases
; as those were detected late. That happens because people
in developing countries try to treat themselves prior to going to hospitals. Therefore
, governments should also
focus on educating people
and making them understand the importance of yearly check-ups.
Moreover
, free medical care would encourage people
to go to hospitals; consequently
, many diseases
could be prevented. For example
, in Germany health
insurance is obligatory and people
with health
insurances can get free medical care.
To sum up, I strongly believe that prevention of health
issues is more important than treatment and beneficial on different levels. Governments should promote a healthy lifestyle, people
should be responsible for their health
conditions and frequently visit hospitals to monitor their health
; thus
, diseases
may be timely detected and cured.Submitted by shoira.shakirovna on
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