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Title: WHO - the case for investing in public health Post by: polychenko on August 08, 2015, 10:01:47 PM Summary - we should tax, and then re-invest into public health. Benefits health, the economy, and other aspects of living in shared world.
Investing in public health leads to sustainable growth "The case for investing in public health includes the significant current costs of ill health for governments in Europe and the investments that can result in sustainable, sometimes nearly immediate, positive growth in a country. Cost-effective interventions include preventive approaches to the environmental and social determinants of health; such approaches build resilience in communities and promote healthy behaviour in the population, including attendance at screening and vaccination. ... The report also outlines the cost of health inequalities and the financial loss that can occur if health threats are not addressed proactively. For example, cancer costs governments and society in the European Union €117 billion per year." http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-determinants/social-determinants/news/news/2015/07/new-report-investing-in-public-health-offers-large-gains-in-health,-the-economy-and-other-sectors pdf here http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/278073/Case-Investing-Public-Health.pdf?ua=1 **I'm interested to know opinions to this from others here. Evidence-based libertarians care to comment/disagree with need for taxation, and then re-investment in public health? |