Health information in Ukrainian (5) Some sources

24 May, 2022

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

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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