It is argued that prevention is the major solution to cope with illnesses and the authorities should invest in this instead of treating ill people. It is totally disagreed. Analysing the unfairness of depriving people from their human rights of receiving medical assistance, as well as the limitation in preventing illnesses only through a healthy lifestyle will prove this.
Everyone has the right to have access to public health services because they pay taxes, which should return to the populations, in this case, particularly through health subsides. For example, North American citizens do not have public health assistance, but they do not pay as much taxes as Europeans, who are fully covered by their public health service. Hence, Americans have spare money to pay a private health insurance. It is clear that governments have to step in health issues when they are receiving money for this.
Although a healthy lifestyle is relevant when it comes to preventing certain illnesses such as obesity, it is not the solution for all health problems. For instance, diabetes can be a genetic illness. Many people are not able to fight it only by avoiding eating sugar no matter how many campaigns the governments make to raise awareness in having healthy eating habits. For this reason, the resources to treat ill individuals have to be available whatsoever.
In conclusion, it is totally disagreed that is more important to spend money on encouraging healthy habits than for the recovery of sick people. The health service is a right of all citizens who pay taxes and prevention is not suitable to address all health problems. Governments must invest massively in public medical assistance.
It
is argued
that prevention is the major solution to cope with
illnesses
and the authorities should invest in this
instead
of treating ill
people
. It is
totally
disagreed.
Analysing
the unfairness of depriving
people
from their human rights of receiving medical assistance,
as well
as the limitation in preventing
illnesses
only
through a
healthy
lifestyle will prove this.
Everyone has the right to have access to
public
health
services
because
they
pay
taxes, which should return to the populations,
in this case
,
particularly
through
health
subsides.
For example
, North American citizens do not have
public
health
assistance,
but
they do not
pay
as
much
taxes as Europeans, who are
fully
covered by their
public
health
service.
Hence
, Americans have spare money to
pay
a private
health
insurance. It is
clear
that
governments
have to
step in
health
issues when they are receiving money for this.
Although a
healthy
lifestyle is relevant when it
comes
to preventing certain
illnesses
such as obesity, it is not the solution for all
health
problems.
For instance
, diabetes can be a genetic
illness
.
Many
people
are not able to fight it
only
by avoiding eating sugar no matter how
many
campaigns the
governments
make
to raise awareness in having
healthy
eating habits.
For this reason
, the resources to treat ill individuals
have to
be available whatsoever.
In conclusion
, it is
totally
disagreed
that is
more
important
to spend money on encouraging
healthy
habits than for the recovery of sick
people
. The
health
service is a right of all citizens who
pay
taxes and prevention is not suitable to address all
health
problems.
Governments
must
invest
massively
in
public
medical assistance.