The phrase "attention to this problem" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to emphasize the importance of addressing a specific issue or concern.
Example: "We need to direct our attention to this problem before it escalates further."
Alternatives: "focus on this issue" or "address this concern".
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius and Janet Napolitano, the head of Homeland Security, are both overwhelmed with health reform and security issues in the U.S., and neither one is a physician.Rachel Maddow brought this issue up on her show on Monday, October 26, but there has been relatively little other media attention to this problem until this week.
Mr. Obama was right to call attention to this problem.
"I just don't understand why no one is paying attention to this problem," he said.
"Monks took to the streets to draw attention to this problem, pleading for loving kindness.
Until recently those drawing attention to this problem were dismissed as traitors or hypocrites.
"Reduced national attention to this problem will dampen economic productivity and opportunity in low-income and rural communities".
"Over the past few months, the whole world has begun to pay close attention to this problem," he said.
Well, good news: Little by little, the world's electronics companies are finally turning their attention to this problem.
"From the time of Schumann no one paid attention to this problem," said Ms. Machover, director of artistic programs at Hoff-Barthelson.
"In the matter of DoubleClick, we first brought the committee's attention to this problem at a similar hearing a year ago," he told the committee.
Dr. Peterson praised the work of Dr. Casadevall, calling it "first-rate science," adding that "she has done a tremendous service by calling attention to this problem".
