article or speech on prevention ia better than cure
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Prevention is better than cure. It’s cheaper too. In fact, preventing future illnesses and preventing complications from existing conditions, are vital to the future sustainability of health systems.
For a vaccine that prevents measles, or a medication that prevents a heart attack, the value is obvious. But what about the value of learning that you are at risk of heart attack? This information could trigger changes in behaviour and lifestyle that reduce the chances of hospitalisation or death.
What about the value of regularly monitoring your blood glucose if you have diabetes? This could prevent profoundly negative (not to mention expensive) complications such as blindness, amputation or stroke.
And what about the value patients and society gets when a clinician knows whether to use an antibiotic – and which one to choose. Not only does this enhance the patient’s chances of a timely recovery, it supports responsible use of antimicrobials and makes better use of resources.