There is a saying goes “Prevention is better than cure”. Many people argue that the government should spent a great portion of a country’s health budget on health education programs and preventative measures than on treatment. This is countered against the idea of some people that a large portion of health budget should be spent on medical treatment and facilities. To a certain extent, I agree that more resources should be spent on health education programs and preventative measures.
First and foremost, I could not agree more that prevention is definitely better than cure. Nowadays, there are many influenzas and fatal diseases occurred around the world. It is important that government spends more public money on health education programs and preventative measures. The health education programs can be included in the syllabus of the subjects of primary and secondary schools by teaching the students to pick up the habit of washing hands before eating. For instance, the steps of washing hands can be listed on a board and place the board around the schools.
In addition, if more money is spent on medical research, more vaccines can be invented to prevent the infection of fatal diseases. For instance, females are encouraged to get the HPV vaccines from hospitals to prevent fatal diseases. In Malaysia, the most popular disease is dengue fever which can take away one’s life. Thus, the government educates the public to remove the water of the flower pot so as to reduce the breeding place of mosquitoes. There are even advertisements being published through multimedia such as television and radio on ways to prevent dengue fever.
The counter-argument is that government should not divert the budget on treatment to health education programs and preventative measures. Many people believe that the money spent on medical treatment is important to the welfare of society. They argue that health education programs and preventative measures could not totally prevent the society from infected diseases. For instance, when a person infected H1N1, there was no prevention for other people.
In conclusion, I personally think that both treatment and health education and preventative measures are important to the social welfare. It is the government to make a balance between medical treatment and preventative measures due to the financial constraint. It is good to spend some money on health education and preventative measures so that the society could immune some, but not all fatal diseases.
There is a saying goes “Prevention is better than cure”.
Many
people
argue that the
government
should
spent
a great portion of a country’s
health
budget on
health
education
programs
and preventative
measures
than on
treatment
. This
is countered
against the
idea
of
some
people
that a large portion of
health
budget should be
spent
on
medical
treatment
and facilities. To a certain extent, I
agree
that more resources should be
spent
on
health
education
programs
and preventative measures.
First
and foremost, I could not
agree
more that prevention is definitely better than cure. Nowadays, there are
many
influenzas
and
fatal
diseases
occurred around the world. It is
important
that
government
spends more public
money
on
health
education
programs
and preventative
measures
. The
health
education
programs
can
be included
in the syllabus of the subjects of primary and secondary schools by teaching the students to pick up the habit of washing hands
before
eating.
For instance
, the steps of washing hands can
be listed
on a board and place the board around the schools.
In addition
, if more
money
is
spent
on
medical
research, more vaccines can
be invented
to
prevent
the infection of
fatal
diseases
.
For instance
, females
are encouraged
to
get
the HPV vaccines from hospitals to
prevent
fatal
diseases
. In Malaysia, the most popular
disease
is dengue fever which can take away one’s life.
Thus
, the
government
educates the public to remove the water of the flower pot
so as to
reduce
the breeding place of mosquitoes. There are even advertisements
being published
through multimedia such as television and radio on ways to
prevent
dengue fever.
The counter-argument is that
government
should not divert the budget on
treatment
to
health
education
programs
and preventative
measures
.
Many
people
believe that the
money
spent
on
medical
treatment
is
important
to the welfare of society. They argue that
health
education
programs
and preventative
measures
could not
totally
prevent
the society from infected
diseases
.
For instance
, when a person infected H1N1, there was no prevention for other
people
.
In conclusion
, I
personally
think
that both
treatment
and
health
education
and preventative
measures
are
important
to the social welfare. It is the
government
to
make
a balance between
medical
treatment
and preventative
measures
due to the financial constraint. It is
good
to spend
some
money
on
health
education
and preventative
measures
so
that the society could immune
some
,
but
not all
fatal
diseases
.