A MAJOR pharmacy chain in
South Africa has introduced a
special new translation system for
sick soccer fans during the
upcoming World Cup.
The Click pharmacies will use an
online translation system operated
by internet giant Yahoo!, called
‘babelfish’, to try to diagnose
customers who don’t speak English.
The foreign customers will type a
sentence describing their symptoms
in their own language into a
computer in the pharmacy, which
will then be translated into English
for the pharmacist to dispense the
appropriate medication.
Pharmacists will in turn use the
Yahoo! system to give dosing
instructions to the customers.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 17 May 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 17 May 10
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