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.