Multi-Lingual Support From the Global MediXchange of Combating COVID-19 (GMCC) Programme to Further Enable Sharing Among Medi...
March 25 2020 - 11:43PM
Business Wire
Over 440 medical institutions from 104 countries and
regions have applied to learn and share experiences in battling
COVID-19 through the International Medical Expert Communication
Platform. The Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment is now
available in seven languages with more to come.
The platform, a centerpiece of the Global MediXchange for
Combating COVID-19 (GMCC) program, was jointly established by the
Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation. It is designed for
medical experts around the world to communicate seamlessly with
each other to share their invaluable experience of fighting
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to ask and answer each
other’s questions. To date, the most applications have come in thus
far from medical institutions in the U.S, Turkey, the U.K.,
Pakistan, Spain and Germany.
Medical staff need to apply and be approved to join the
platform. Once they’re accepted, they’re free to participate in
individual or group discussions and sessions.
“Knowledge is power! We launched an online platform for doctors
and nurses around the world to exchange ideas, lessons and know-how
to fight the virus. We welcome all hospitals to join Chinese
hospitals on this open platform https://covid-19.alibabacloud.com.
One world, one fight!" Jack Ma wrote in a tweet Wednesday.
Tapping Alibaba Group’s DingTalk messaging and communications
functions, the digital platform provides free audio and video
conference functionality, along with live broadcast
functions for more-complex scenarios. Medical workers from
different countries can choose to communicate with their fellow
doctors individually, or they can participate in live-sharing group
sessions to interact with multiple participants, using real-time
artificial intelligence translation to overcome communication
barriers. The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School
of Medicine (FAHZU), for example, has been using the platform to
share their valuable experience with 92 medical institutions from
44 countries and regions.
A playback function allows further sharing or posting on
official websites for consumption anytime – and for those who can’t
join the live broadcasts due to the time difference or if they are
occupied by their duties.
To date, the International Medical Expert Communication Platform
has attracted numerous Chinese medical institutions, including
Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University (Wuhan Leishenshan
Hospital), The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University
School of Medicine (FAHZU), and others.
Through video conferencing and AI translation from and into 11
languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Indonesian, Japanese,
Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese), the platform aims
to build a virtual community.
DingTalk, which powers this platform, has also been tabbed by
UNESCO as facilitating distance learning during the coronavirus
outbreak.
Also as part of the GMCC programme, the Handbook of COVID-19
Prevention and Treatment, authored by The First Affiliated
Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine and compiled
according to clinical experience, is now available at no cost in
Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Turkish and Spanish.
This handbook provides comprehensive guidelines and best practices
by China's top experts for coping with COVID-19. More languages
will be added soon, as the GMCC programme continues to launch more
anti-epidemic resources and provide more practical suggestions and
references for medical staff worldwide.
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