Developing countries such as Ghana lose nearly a third of their graduating medical doctors to more developed countries such as England and Australia. This loss of human capital is also referred to as:
A)education drain
B)brain drain
C)doctor drain
D)human drain

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This loss of human capital is also referred to as 'brain drain'.
Key Takeaway: Brain drain is the phenomenon whereby trained and skilled workers leave one country for another in search of employment opportunities. This type of human capital flight is especially detrimental to developing countries that are often short of educated and trained workers.

Developing Countries Such as Ghana Lose Nearly a Third of Their