<\/span><\/h2>\nInterpretation is a must to ensure any shared information is conveyed in a way that every single person in the target audience can understand. Especially when talking about medical information that can help to prevent a deadly virus from spreading, promptness is very important as well. During the pandemic, various non-profit organizations such as TWB (Translators Without Borders) offered help to make sure that refugees and other groups of minorities are well-informed. But this does not mean that the sole role of interpretation is to inform them about what to do or not.<\/p>\n
With the lockdown taking its place, the Canadian government provided 7.5 million dollars to Kids Help Phone, a Canadian charitable organization that provides free counseling to kids through calls and text messages in various platforms. At first, the organization offered counseling in English and French only. With the funding provided by the government, the Arabic language was also added to the languages they offered. The organization aims to help Syrian kids among more than 70,000 refugees. Kids Help Phone is only one of those many organizations required interpreters\u2019 help during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Medical Translation and Medical Interpretation<\/span><\/h2>\nMedical translation is one of the biggest translation fields. It requires years of experience in addition to great attention to detail, as the text may be crucial for a patient (for example, a report about a medical condition). Despite not being as common, medical interpretation definitely is as important as medical translation. During the pandemic a lot of interpreters volunteered to help officials and doctors in testing and treatment processes, proving that medical interpretation is important especially in extreme conditions such as the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Interpretation surely makes it easier to go beyond language barriers and such situations make it clear for us to see its importance better. Thus, it is essential that necessary implementations are made to transform interpretation into online practice, especially during these hard times.<\/p>\n