A NSW Government website
Multicultural Health Communication Service
- Developing health resources for people from refugee backgrounds
- Position statement from NSW MHCS on use of machine translation (including Google translate) to communicate with CALD communities
- Investigating the use of translation apps and websites in health care settings
- Translation checking template
Translation service
MHCS manages high quality health-related translations through our value-added translation service. Dissemination is supported through our state-wide multilingual health information database and social media channels.
Why choose MHCS for translation?
- MHCS knows health. MHCS is part of NSW Health and is a state-wide service specialising in communication with culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
- We have extensive experience and expertise in providing translation services.
- We can provide advice on the most appropriate community languages for your target audiences.
- We ensure that translations are both culturally appropriate and linguistically accurate.
- We can conduct focus groups to design health messages as well as community testing to test translated health information with the target audiences.
- We provide a full suite of services from print resources (including translation, checking, formatting, typesetting and design work/artwork), to the production of audio - visual in-language resources.
- Our experience in audio-video production includes the development of voice over scripts, subtitling and production, as well as selection of culturally appropriate talent.
- Our translations are undertaken and checked by professionals translators, accredited or recognised through National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (NAATI).
- We can also assist in developing a distribution plan to ensure your resources reach your target audience.
If you need a translation or more information, please contact us by email to SESLHD-MHCS-Translations@health.nsw.gov.au or send via online form
https://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/about-us/mhcs-external-translation-request-form
Upload your translation request (Staff only)