| Eradicating polio is cheaper than coping with it |
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2007-04-17, 10:24:46 This is kind of a no-brainer: eradicating polio is cheaper than controlling it over the long-term, shows a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health that appeared in the journal Lancet. Everything I've read indicates that preventative medicine and investment in health generally reaps huge rewards. And when you consider that polio is almost eradicated, with just a few spots (Northern India and Pakistan, and Nigeria) that still suffer outbreas of the disease, it seems obvious that making the final push with vaccinations and getting rid of this disease—as happened with smallpox—is going to be better than managing it over the long-term. Anyway, at least people are debating what's the best course to take. |