Spending too little money on preventing ill-health can lower welfare benefits
2021-09-06
The NEAR Scientific Advisory Board member, Professor Miia Kivipelto, has written a debate article together with three Professors from KI on the importance of investing in prevention of major public health diseases such as, dementia, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes type 2. They propose that the regions of the country spend an additional 1% of the health budget on disease prevention. They conclude that preventing and delaying onset of chronic and serious diseases can save the individual a lot of suffering, while reducing the burden and cost of overall healthcare.
Photo of Miia Kivipelto
