Wars on health problems

 

 

National Cancer Act [1971]

The War on Cancer A Progress Report for Skeptics

Although there has been some progress in the war on cancer initiated by President Nixon in 1971, the gains have been limited.

In 1971, President Nixon and Congress declared war on cancer. Since then, the federal government has spent well over $105 billion on the effort  

The war against heart failure: the Lancet lecture

Where's the War on Alzheimer's? - AARP

National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2014 Update

 Our stroke associations have had at least 44 years to come up with a national war on stroke. They obviously have failed miserably.

 

 

 

War on drugs;

A Brief History of the Drug War

In June 1971, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs.”

Or maybe we should end these 'wars'.

End the War on Disease

 I would argue that none of these were successful or ever could be successful because there was no single driving force to push it. Groups or committees water down recommendations and never take responsibility for accomplishing the goals. You can never get a group to 'bet the farm' on any initiative.

Stroke doesn't have to worry about the group problem because there is no group even attempting to start a war on stroke. Everyone is sitting on their ass waiting for someone else to solve the problem.