Women and health

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We should recognise that there has been work done to promote health education throughout the community based on the saying 'prevention is better than cure'. This relates to education and more facilities being available in communities for women to discuss their health issues and take steps to safeguard their health. However, much more needs to be done to reach the whole community.
There has been a good campaign on educating women on living a productive life much longer. The incidence of Osteoporosis is escalating, yet little is being done to prevent the health crisis this will create. The government's attitude of waiting for a fracture to occur before helping with the costs of medication is wrong. Surely there is a lower cost in helping everyone to minimise the number of fractures that occur. This in turn aids people to have a more productive life and lower the medical and hospital costs for the community.