The passage discusses how a nation's health impacts its wealth and development. It states that while natural resources are important for a nation's wealth, health also plays a key role. A country requires a skilled and healthy workforce to power its economic and social development. For industries like manufacturing, finance, and services, workers' health is essential. However, many countries fail to adequately invest in their healthcare systems. As a result, these nations end up with workforces that are unable to function efficiently, negatively impacting economic and social development.

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2. ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING
of a nation depends on natural
resources, but
economic, but also the social
development of a country suffers.
nations fail to invest sufficient
funds, for one reason or another,
Unfortunately, many
skilled and healthy
workforce.
It is often said that the wealth For example, the manufacturing
industry needs healthy workers
as do the financial and services
sectors. Otherwise, not only the
A lack of investment in health
care, however,
health plays an equally
important role. Every
country requires a
in their health systems.
now suffer from a workforce that
cannot function efficiently.
means that these countries

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7. It is often said that the wealth of a nation
depends on natural resources, but health plays
an equally important role. Every country requires
a skilled and healthy workforce. For example, the
manufacturing industry needs healthy workers as
do the financial and services sectors. Otherwise,
not only the economic, but also the social
development of a country suffers. Unfortunately,
many nations fail to invest sufficient funds, for
one reason or another, in their health systems. A
lack of investment in health care , however,
means that these countries now suffer from a
workforce that cannot function efficiently.

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