Dear All,
I asked on lis-medical (UK based health librarians list) and the HIFA Forum for sources of health information in Ukrainian. [ https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/health-information-ukrainian ]
Thank you so much if you replied. Your suggestions (with acknowledgement) will appear in the next newsletter of the CILIP Health Libraries Group newsletter.
Here are those suggestions. I am sending to both lists, so you may receive it twice.
Some of the resources are UK specific, or specific to one of the four UK home nations.
AUTOMATED TRANSLATIONS INTO UKRAINIAN
NHS Wales 111
https://111.wales.nhs.uk/Encyclopaedia/
Some pages available in Ukrainian through the Recite Me toolbar. The toolbar displays the page in Ukrainian and also reads it out loud.
NI Direct (government of Northern Ireland)
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/health-and-wellbeing
Use the “Translate this website” link at the top of each page to link to Google Translate links for a number of languages including Ukrainian, which then displays a translated version of the page.
A phrase book that uses Microsoft Translator is http://www.davecurtis.net/phrasebook/medicalphrases.en.uk.html and there are others in the UK Health Security Agency document listed below.
MATERIALS IN UKRAINIAN
NHS UK
https://www.nhs.uk/about-us/health-information-in-other-languages/
Does not list Ukrainian, although some of the sources it lists may include resources in Ukrainian.
MedlinePlus
https://medlineplus.gov/languages/ukrainian.html
The materials are all, I think, from Health Information Translations – see below
Health Information Translations
https://www.healthinfotranslations.org/language/ukrainian/22971/
Dual language material in English and Ukrainian.
NHS Inform (NHS Scotland)
https://www.nhsinform.scot/translations
Some information about (Scottish) health services in Ukrainian.
Royal College of Psychiatrists
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/translations
Has two resources related to trauma and PTSD, in Ukrainian.
Eastern Health (Australia)
https://www.easternhealth.org.au/services/language-services/cue-cards/cu...
Visual cue cards. I think the imagery in the cards is a little dated, but the cards may still be helpful.
Glossary
https://www.proz.com/glossary-translations/english-to-ukrainian-glossaries, consists of lists of quite specific medical terms.
World Health Organization
https://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/ukraine/publications/doing-what-ma...
This guide is available in Ukrainian.
MedBox Conflict Toolbox
https://www.medbox.org/6C174KS7/toolbox/conflict
This has a section for resources relating to Ukraine.
MedBox information for refugees from Ukraine
https://medbox.org/filter/622F06CC453E3/toolbox/information-refugees-ukr...
This can be filtered using the options at the top of the list, to resources in Ukrainian.
MedBox Issue Brief
https://medbox.org/document/ukraine-krise#GO
This (in German) lists some Ukrainian language resources.
TakeCare project
https://www.takecareproject.eu/en-2
Basic Language Emergency Kits in 17 languages, including Ukrainian. These consist of questions to ask the patient, and explanations to be given by health professionals. If like me you do not have any Ukrainian, the document is also available in English (and other languages) so you can see the questions. Most of the other languages are European languages but there are documents in Arabic and Chinese.
Doctors of the World
https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/translated-health-information/?_lan...
Mostly related to COVID, but there is a document on how the UK NHS works.
UK Health Security Agency
https://phe.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-retrieve-file.pl?id=0c49d7...
List of multi language tools for evidence based practice. Some of the resources are listed above, but there may be others, so please do have a read.
I hope those are of help.
Best wishes,
Keith
Keith Nockels MA (Hons), Dip. Lib., MCLIP, FHEA (he/his/him)
Academic Librarian (medicine and allied health)
Division of Library and Learning Services
University of Leicester, UK
Email: khn5@le.ac.uk
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HIFA profile: Keith Nockels is an Information Librarian at the University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Library, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK. The library has a link with the medical library at the University of Gondar (formerly Gondar College of Medical Sciences), Ethiopia. khn5 AT le.ac.uk
