In recent years a large number of highly skilled professionals like doctors, engineers and IT professionals from poorer companies are leaving their countries for developed countries for better-paying jobs. What are the possible problems of this and what solutions can you suggest to deal with this issue?

Nowadays, more and more professionals from underdeveloped or developing countries are choosing to live and work in richer countries.

This

migration

will lead to problems

such

as

skills

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skills shortages

the skills shortage

shortage

and economic stagnation in their native country. Increasing the salary scale and offering better living standards

to

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for

skilled professionals

are

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is

the only ways to retain talent. One of the major problems caused by

such

brain-drain is

shortage

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a shortage

of skilled professionals which makes it difficult for poor countries to achieve economic development and improve the living standards of their poor people. Due to lack of skilled professionals

such

as doctors and teachers, the citizens of these countries struggle to get basic facilities

such

as medical and education.

For instance

, a recent survey conducted by WHO (World Health Organization) revealed that the mortality rate is

high

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higher

in underdeveloped countries due to

shortage

of skilled doctors.

In addition

to

this

, because of

such

migration

of professionals, poor countries depend on foreign technical aid which costs them billions of dollars and

further

aggravates their economic instability issues. To illustrate, in 2011 the economy of Venezuela almost collapsed due to their huge spending to get foreign technical aid.

In other words

,

migration

of skilled professionals from underdeveloped or developing country creates problems

such

as

skills

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skills shortages

the skills shortage

shortage

and economic instability in their countries.

However

, there are various solutions to these problems

such

as offering better pay scale and better living conditions. One of the reasons professionals

leave

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leaves

their

county

a politically organized body of people under a single government

country

is

to get

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getting

better salaries and benefits. So the government can offer better salaries along with incentives

to

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for

skilled professionals to entice them to live and work in their country. Another possible solution is to improve the standard of living, as every professional looks for

better standard

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a better standard

better standards

of living. The government of these countries can spend their budget to improve the standard of living of its citizens by borrowing funds from external banks.

For example

, underdeveloped countries like Bangladesh took long term loan from World Bank in 2010 to improve their education and medical facility. In short, better pay scale and good standard of living are the best possible solutions to be undertaken by developing/underdeveloped countries to stop the

migration

of skilled people. In conclusion, skilled professionals are leaving their underdeveloped native countries because they do not have adequate opportunities there. Unfortunately,

this

migration

hurts the development of their motherland and to stop

this

, the governments should launch special schemes and employment opportunities for the educated and aspiring youth.