Band 7+: Nowadays, a growing number of people with health problems are trying alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their usual doctor. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

In contemporary days, an increasing number of individuals were struggling with various health problems, consuming different types of medicines and trying alternative treatments rather than going to medical professionals. In my opinion, this preference is detrimental as it can make the situation even more worse and hinder the growth of health sector. One potential disadvantage of this development is that it can further increase the intensity of the disease. The general public often do not have proper education about treatment of a particular chronic illness. As a result, if they alter the treatment procedure by changing medicines, this will perhaps lead to more complex situations. For instance, my uncle had a problem called anal fissure. For this, he was taking treatment from a professional surgeon, surgery doctor. However, suddenly he stopped visiting the doctor and started making some homeopathic medicines. Consequently, the intensity of this disease rapidly rose. Another significant disadvantage of this shift processes is that it decreases the interest among individuals willing to pursue a career in health sector. When one sees that a growing number of people are not visiting skilled doctors, instead they are taking suggestions from unskilled people such as pharmacists, they feel discouraged to be a professional medical practitioner. Meaning that individuals who tended to be a doctor or a researcher now willing to make businesses in pharmacists’ homes. In conclusion, currently the number of people who are trying alternative medicines and treatments to resolve their health problems is increasing. I will have to believe that this is a negative development, particularly in terms of assessing that this change can worsen the problem state and badly affect the health sector.