Question

What are the advantages of having healthy population?

Answer 1

Answer: Health is an important component of population composition which affects the process of development. So we need a healthy population. (a) The health of a person helps him/her to realise his/her potential and gives the ability to fight illness.

Answer 2

A healthy population helps in building a productive workforce for the country. Even the non-productive age group needs to be healthy to reduce the burden of healthcare. Healthy children would grow into healthy adults and would be able to contribute better in the economy. Healthy elders would mean less strain on the resources.