#tl8

It all started when Dr Subas was asked to translate an article about malaria on Wikipedia. He did it because he knew that people were not generally very conversant on medical topics, although these topics affected them greatly. When he studied medicine, it was through English, and he learned thousands of new technical terms. As a consequence, he found himself then having to learn those thousands of terms in the regional language of his patients so that he could communicate his knowledge across the language divide. This was not always easy, as some languages are often not as well equipped with medical terms as is English. Despite the difficulties, the doctor persisted and today he continues to break down the barriers to information by translating for TWB.  

When I asked him how he managed to find time to complete so many medical translations, he said: “There is a proverb - where there is will, there is a way. I have a will to feed the Odia speaking people with medical knowledge and I will do it till my end.  Time is no barrier.” He sees Translators without Borders as “a medium that transcends the barrier of space and time” to provide people access to unlimited and accurate medical knowledge.