There is no denying in the saying that precautionary measures taken beforehand are better than cure. It is suggested by a few people that the expenditure of the government on healthcare should be divided between treatment and providing health education and preventive measures. I agree with the given notion, as it will be fruitful for people in various aspects.
Firstly, a large amount of money is expended by the higher authorities by constructing infrastructure on treating people who have diseases that can be prevented easily. For example, mouth cancer is mainly caused by chewing tobacco, but if people refrain from doing so, they will not get this disease. This can be done when the government allocates a certain amount of funds to educating people regarding the potential drawbacks of tobacco. As a result, much amount of money can be saved that otherwise has to be spent on their treatment. This is because creating awareness among people is relatively easier than treatment that can be done through seminars, imparting education in schools, and advertisements.
Secondly, providing health education and giving knowledge about pre-emptive measures brings results that are beneficial in the longer run. To illustrate, when children are taught about the importance of health in schools, they are less likely to indulge in activities, such as consuming alcohol and chewing tobacco, that are deleterious for their health. Not only this will give children a healthy childhood but also children will adopt a salubrious lifestyle for the rest of their lives. When this approach is compared to giving treatment to disease-stricken people, it turns out to be more advantageous, as it abstains people from adopting an unhealthy lifestyle in the first place.
To conclude, a share of money from a health budget dedicated to providing health education and popularizing the trend of exercising caution is a feasible approach in preventing diseases. This approach provides long term benefits. The government, therefore, should divert money towards health education and prevention measures.
There is no denying in the saying that precautionary
measures
taken beforehand are better than cure. It
is suggested
by a few
people
that the expenditure of the
government
on healthcare should
be divided
between
treatment
and providing
health
education
and preventive
measures
. I
agree
with the
given
notion, as it will be fruitful for
people
in various aspects.
Firstly
, a large amount of
money
is expended
by the higher authorities by constructing infrastructure on treating
people
who have diseases that can be
prevented
easily
.
For example
, mouth cancer is
mainly
caused by chewing tobacco,
but
if
people
refrain from doing
so
, they will not
get
this disease. This can
be done
when the
government
allocates a certain amount of funds to educating
people
regarding the potential drawbacks of tobacco.
As a result
, much amount of
money
can
be saved
that
otherwise
has to
be spent
on their
treatment
. This is
because
creating awareness among
people
is
relatively
easier than
treatment
that can
be done
through seminars, imparting
education
in schools, and advertisements.
Secondly
, providing
health
education
and giving knowledge about
pre-emptive
measures
brings results that are beneficial in the longer run. To illustrate, when children
are taught
about the importance of
health
in schools, they are less likely to indulge in activities, such as consuming alcohol and chewing tobacco, that are deleterious for their
health
. Not
only
this will give children a healthy childhood
but
also
children will adopt a salubrious lifestyle for the rest of their
lives
. When this approach
is compared
to giving
treatment
to disease-stricken
people
, it turns out to be more advantageous, as it abstains
people
from adopting an unhealthy lifestyle in the
first
place.
To conclude
, a share of
money
from a
health
budget dedicated to providing
health
education
and popularizing the trend of exercising caution is a feasible approach in preventing diseases. This approach provides long term benefits. The
government
,
therefore
, should divert
money
towards
health
education
and prevention
measures
.