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Many humanitarian situations require the deployment of specialist workers who may not speak the local language fluently. Reliable interpretation is essential for the delivery of high-quality care. This chapter explores the relationships between displaced people, interpreters and humanitarian workers, ethical considerations, practical aspects of working with interpreters, and how to support interpreters in their work and development.
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Translators without Borders: field guide to humanitarian interpreting & cultural mediation. 2016.
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Harkensee, C. (2021). Working with Interpreters in a Humanitarian Setting. In: Harkensee, C., Olness, K., Esmaili, B.E. (eds) Child Refugee and Migrant Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74906-4_20
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