今日の単語 brain drain

brain drain

1. 今日は brain drain です

Buhari laments brain drain of doctors from Nigeria, other West African countries – “The flight of doctors and nurses to other continents has resulted in a significant gap between the required treatments for NCDs and the available treatments and care.” Nigeria’s President, Muhamamdu Buhari, has lamented the brain drain the country’s health sector, saying the exodus of doctors and nurses from West African countries was detrimental to the health needs of citizens. (from Premium Times)

ナイジェリアではお医者さんが海外に流出。深刻な問題になっているようです。

Don’t call it exodus, please – Some say the so-called ‘brain-drain’ is happening because India is still mired in poverty and inequality. This is simply a wrong cause-effect attribution – The social media is flooded with stories of Parag Agrawal, an India-born techie who has replaced Jack Dorsey as the new CEO of Twitter! And once again, the denizens found a reason to spark a debate on the exodus of Indian talent or so-called ‘brain-drain’. However, calling it an exodus is not only naïve, but factually incorrect. (from Business Line opinion)

インドの優秀な方々。貧困や不平等のせいで海外に行くわけではないよ、との主張。

Britain has suffered a huge brain drain in recent years.

イギリスもそうなんでしょうか。。。

２．辞書にある説明文を確認しましょう

the situation in which large numbers of educated and very skilled people leave their own country to live and work in another one where pay and conditions are better

頭脳流出◆有能な人材が他社（または外国）に移ること

今日の単語は

brain drain　頭脳流出

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