"Prevention is better than cure." Out of a country's health budget, a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It is often argued that governments should allocate most of their funds to educating citizens to a healthier lifestyle that prevents them from contracting serious illnesses rather than investing exclusively on treatment. While I largely agree with this view, I believe the feasibility of such programs also depends on a nation’s economic and financial status. […]

In the modern world, many people consider the treatment of diseases to be too expensive, saying that prevention is better than cure. Furthermore, they believe that it is more appropriate to allocate funds to preventative measures. I completely agree with this statement. However, medical treatment still remains necessary. On the one hand, preventative measures have […]

Some opine that prevention is better than cure and that a larger proportion of a country’s health budget should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measures. I agree that money should be allocated for preventative measures only to a small extent as cure is still the ultimate solution to illnesses. […]