Some people believe that professionals, such as doctors and engineers, should be required to work in the country where they did their training. Others believe they should be free to work in another country if they wish. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion

Some intellectuals argue that experts from the medical and engineering fields should practice in the

countries

where they trained

while

others oppose

this

view, submitting that they should be permitted to exercise their freedom to choose where they would like to

work

.

Although

the former opinion can be beneficial in terms of helping to build the economy of the professionals' native

countries

, I believe that

doctors

and

engineers

should have the luxury to select where they would prefer to

work

to enjoy life and fulfil their dreams. Examining the former opinion, the primary argument the supporters put forward is that the input of

engineers

and medical

doctors

would drive the growth and development of the economy. If

doctors

stay back to

work

in the regions where their training institutions are domiciled, they would help develop guidelines and frameworks that would help prevent disease epidemics and where these fail, prompt and appropriate treatment of patients would be readily available, accessible and affordable.

Engineers

would

also

help develop first-class road networks and ensure a reliable electricity supply.

Countries

like Ghana, Australia and Brazil have benefitted from

this

form of practice.

However

, these nations only represent a negligible fraction of

this

trend and

thus

, forcing health and engineering experts to

work

in their country of training cannot be deemed the most appropriate.

On the contrary

, the latter view suggests that medical consultants and technologists should reserve the liberty to practice wherever they love and I am in agreement with

this

school of thought. Allowing them to exhibit their skills in their

countries

of preference,

for example

, in first-world

countries

like the USA, the UK and Canada would land them lucrative jobs through which they can enjoy life to the fullest. They would be able to afford luxury cars and state-of-the-art apartments. Nigeria is an excellent case in point. Thousands of Nigerian

doctors

and professional technicians are enjoying affluence in the above-listed

countries

, thanks to the autonomy of choice they had.

This

,

thus

, settles the discussion in favour of

this

body of opinion. In conclusion,

while

there are valid arguments on both sides, on balance, I assert that

doctors

, nurses and

engineers

should retain the right to

work

in the

countries

they want to enjoy financially rewarding jobs.