“Prevention is better than cure” is a controversial topic that raise argument among both authorities and citizens around the world. some people believe that we should focus the investment on medical treatments while many insist that diseases treating are more expensive than preventative methods so the society should spend more money on preventing plans. I definitely agree with this point of view since some medicines are way too costly and at present human race is unable to cure manifold of diseases. this essay will discuss my perspective.
Firstly, the treatment processes for some specific diseases such as cancer or diabetes are so pricey which make underprivileged people cannot afford to pay for. In addition, isolation strategies to prevent the widespread infection of virus cost an arm and a leg for the government. At the same time, it is cheaper when investing on the research into annihilating cancer risk factors or manufacturing vaccine for the virus.
Secondly, sometime it is too late to cure a sickness when its symptoms start appearing. SARS, HIV, H1N1, Ebola are the examples for the global pandemic which killed million of people in the world. There is no cure for these epidemics after they turn from incubation periods into latent states Because citizens’ health is the most important factor of a nation, preventing human loss is an indispensable mission no matter how costly the price is.
In conclusion, although researching medical treatments is important, developing diseases preventing method should not be underestimated and the government need to invest a big budget on it.
“Prevention is better than
cure”
is a controversial topic that raise argument among both authorities and citizens around the world.
some
people
believe that we should focus the investment on medical treatments while
many
insist that
diseases
treating are more expensive than preventative methods
so
the society should spend more money on preventing plans. I definitely
agree
with this point of view since
some
medicines are way too costly and at present human race is unable to
cure
manifold of
diseases
.
this
essay will discuss my perspective.
Firstly
, the treatment processes for
some
specific
diseases
such as cancer or diabetes are
so
pricey which
make
underprivileged
people
cannot afford to pay for.
In addition
, isolation strategies to
prevent
the widespread infection of virus cost an arm and a leg for the
government
. At the same time, it is cheaper when investing on the research into annihilating cancer
risk
factors or manufacturing vaccine for the virus.
Secondly
, sometime it is too late to
cure
a sickness when its symptoms
start
appearing. SARS, HIV, H1N1, Ebola
are
the examples for the global pandemic which killed
million
of
people
in the world. There is no
cure
for these epidemics after they turn from incubation periods into latent states
Because
citizens’ health is the most
important
factor of a nation, preventing human loss is an indispensable mission no matter how costly the price is.
In conclusion
, although researching medical treatments is
important
, developing
diseases
preventing method should not
be underestimated
and the
government
need to invest a
big
budget on it.