"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 preventive measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Health
Organization,
health
is considered as physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
Although
, in today’s world, there are many treatments for almost all
the
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illnesses, I believe prevention is better than cure.
Therefore
, I completely agree
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the given statement and in
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There are some diseases, which can not be cured once you get
it
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, but those conditions can be prevented easily through some life modifications.
For example
, non-communicable diseases
such
as diabetes, hypertension, heart conditions and hypercholesterolemia can be prevented by
healthy
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diet. For a year, the government spend millions of dollars to treat patients with these illnesses. But if the government spend half of the money to increase awareness of the community about these conditions, in no time people will be healthy
as well as
the
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money will be saved.
Furthermore
, in Sri Lanka, the most prevalent cancer among males is oral squamous cell carcinoma. The reason is betel chewing. Betel chewing has a cultural value. Because of that, the public does not consider it
as
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a bad habit. Even though
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patients with oral carcinoma undergo surgeries, there is a high chance of recurrences and
spread
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the
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cancer to
lungs
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and other systems.
Moreover
, the mental
health
of the person who got the disease and the mental
health
of the relatives should be considered. It will not be as same as it was before.
Therefore
, even though, they undergo surgery, they will be living with fear
about
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recurrences and they will have to face
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effects of the treatments. But the sad truth is that
,
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it could have been prevented easily with
habit
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intervention.
To conclude
, in my perspective, it is better to prevent a disorder than
curing
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it and it will help the
health
of the public
as well as
economy
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the economy
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of the country.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • preventive measures
  • health education
  • public awareness
  • proactive approach
  • unsustainable
  • economic productivity
  • healthcare system
  • vaccinations
  • curative measures
  • comprehensive healthcare
  • financial burden
  • incidence
  • preventable diseases
  • eradicating
  • controlling
  • allocated
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