ESSAY 22

“Prevention is better than cure.” Therefore, a large proportion of a country’s health budget should be diverted from treatment to preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

The concept of healthy public is something that is expected by the government as citizens clearly play the important role of human resource to run the country. A nation with healthier citizens tends to be more stable and may develop its economy without obstacles. However, achieving this with a limited budget will be difficult. Some believe that the fund should be invested towards preventative medicine, yet this will likely lead to less funding for treating people. This essay will look at the reasoning behind a well-planned health program and my opinion about it.

First of all, preventing unwanted things is always better and we all know that this is true. If a fire or natural disaster can be prevented it would be better for everyone. As for the illness, this means that efforts such as educating the society and improving the general condition of people who have poor living standard should be the fundamental step. For example, people could be asked to wear a mask to avoid smoke in the polluted air like in Beijing. Another example is the program to distribute mosquito net in endemic areas such as in sub-Saharan Africa. These efforts would be very beneficial compared to the risk of time and financial loss resulting from lung cancer or malaria.

Nevertheless, people do not always act the best according to the healthy lifestyle or regulation and suggestion for that matter. People do things that are unhealthy like eating junk food, smoking and drinking excessively. What even worse, viruses may mutate and be advanced and, for this very reason, every country should prepare a budget for the best research and development team to help improve the effort to find a cure for these diseases. In 2002, the SARS outbreak happened globally and many people were affected badly. If the country does not have any team to act swiftly in this condition, it can lead to a total disaster.

In conclusion, I believe that the budget should be equally divided. Preventive measures are surely essential in order to cover and protect ourselves before an incident takes place. However, without any effort to build a good curative team led by experts in the world of medicine, there is an obvious risk that none of us would like to face.

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