http://rhonix.translate.com/miscellaneous/rss http://rhonix.translate.com/miscellaneous/show/133#post133 <p>It doesn’t always readily come to mind and is often easily forgotten, but one the most rewarding and encouraging aspects of translation in the medical field is the global impact on health. Just the thought that some of our translations enable life saving equipment and publications to reach more people around the world brings a certain amount of pride and satisfaction. Whenever the time permits, do a search on the internet with keywords such as "global health" and your medical specialty such as "cancer treatment" or "apheresis" or "endoscopy", etc. It could be that the French translation for a reference guide published six months ago is now allowing a physician to treat a child in Mali. </p><p>Here are a couple of sample results <br /><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2003/pr27/en/">http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2003/pr27/en/</a> <br /><a href="http://www.grandchallenges.org/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.grandchallenges.org/Pages/default.aspx</a></p><br><br>Posted to: Beyond Translation <a href="http://rhonix.translate.com/miscellaneous/show/133#post133">Show Thread</a> | <a href="http://rhonix.translate.com/miscellaneous/show/133#post133">Post Reply</a> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:21:19 -0600 Matt http://rhonix.translate.com/miscellaneous/show/133#post133