Some people think it is more important for government to spend public money on promoting healthy lifestyle in order to prevent illness than to spend it on the treatment of people who are already ill. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

An often debated topic is whether the government should use state budget for promoting healthy lifestyle to limit illness or spend it on the treatment of the people who are already ill. In my opinion, a healthy life style as well as timely medical attention and cure for any illness of citizens are equally important.

To begin with, to maintain the healthy lifestyle of all citizens should be the main concern of the government. To prevent ailments from occurring, thay have to set up an early warning system to advice people how to avoid contracting. Taking pandemic H1N1 as an example, when the government informs all citizens from initial days about the dangers of this epidemic, virus therefor was unavailable to spread and the well-being of many people could be maintained. In addition, the government has to encourage people to lead completely healthy lives to minimize the possibilities of getting ill. National and local health campaign need to be launched to educate people understand the risks of using alcohol and cigarettes.

However, curing people who suffer from illness is very important as well. Everyone has the civil right to have access to medical system regardless of their health status. As all citizens have already paid money through the tax system, no one should be excluded from any service. Moreover, when treating people with physical ailment, doctors could be able to find new more effective ways to prevent the pandemic flu. From historical evidence, many medical breakthroughs are created from the process of curing people. Hence, the government should take all reasonable measures to help people who are sick.

By way of conclusion, I strongly believe that the government should give equal attention to promoting healthy lifestyle of people and curing them from illness.