Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy:Part III Prevention Prevention is an act of stopping something from happening and cure is something that solves an illness or problem. In medical science it is said prevention is better than cure.It is better to stop something bad from happening than it is to deal with it after it has happened.Meaning of prevention: Prevention is better than cure meaning of phrase in England.The phrase 'prevention is better than cure' is often attributed to the Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus in around 1500. It is now a fundamental principle of modern health care and inherent within health and social