Panaji MLA Atanasio Babush Monserrate recently suffered a heart attack and underwent an angioplasty. The incident brought forward many concerns about human health in current times. Given advances made in science today, the average human life has been continously increasing. But, the question that remains is whether the quality can be maintained? Unfortunately, the answer is no. While a person with diabetes can live for a long time today, the disease comes with its own complications.
So it would seem, prevention of a disease is the best cure. Everybody knows that a healthy diet and regular exercise can help but it is important to encourage the general public to implement it. An effort at the panchayat level can be fruitful. Hopefully, there is a learning curve among the resident on this issue. Quality matters if one aspires to live a long life.
