Patients and doctors face language barriers

As Australia becomes an increasingly multicultural nation, there are 400 other languages spoken, and patients and doctors now face the challenge of language barriers.

If English is not your first language, a doctor's appointment can be difficult Source: Timur Weber/Pexels

Highlights

• New migrants in Australia are frequently misdiagnosed or just misunderstood.
• People from diverse backgrounds with particular conditions face issues in accessing health services.
• Of the 20 percent of people who speak another language in Australia, there are 400 other languages, so a telephone-based service or interpreter is essential

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'Language barrier' hamong hinaharap ng mga doktor at pasyente

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