“Prevention is better than cure”. Both research and treatment for the disease are costly and it would be better to invest in preventing the disease. To what extent do you agree?

There is much debate regarding the funding of medicine. It’s true, that both

research

and medical interventions,

such

as medications and procedures can be very expensive. Because of

this

, some argue that money should be spent on

prevention

only.

While

preventing disease is important, I largely disagree with

this

proposal for three reasons. The first is that

prevention

doesn’t always work. All

prevention

does is lower the chances of getting sick.

For example

, a person who exercises regularly, and eats a nutritious diet can still get sick. Even during an epidemic where people are taking measures, a person could still get infected.

For instance

,

last

year, I contracted Covid-19 despite the fact that I was following the protocols of

prevention

.

This

goes to show that taking preventative measures is not enough.

Secondly

, there are

diseases

such

as multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and so forth. These

diseases

are usually caused by some genetic factor,

such

as an abnormality or an inherited trait.

This

means that for many of these

diseases

, there is no way to prevent them. A schoolmate had type 1 diabetes and every day she had to check her blood sugar and take insulin. All she could do is maintain a healthy lifestyle and diet to ensure that she would never suffer

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consequences of the disease

such

as a diabetic coma.

This

is where

research

plays a vital role.

Research

makes it possible to treat and hopefully cure

diseases

,

such

as the many vaccines that have been developed for Covid-19. And that’s another aspect of the need for

research

and treatment. Covid-19 is a new virus and microbial organisms are constantly evolving which medical science needs to keep up with so that they do not get out of hand. A good example is bacteria that are resistant to traditional antibiotics. These bacteria have developed defenses that render these medicines ineffective and researchers are looking at ways to work around these. In conclusion, Preventing disease is important, but it is not enough.

Research

and treatment are both needed. Together, the three make up the foundation of modern medicine and each one supports the other, and removing one will have disastrous effects on the health of many.

Thus

, it’s important to fund all three aspects.