When a Government Researcher Needed Chinese Science to Fight Tobacco Harm, We Made It Speak English.
Project Overview
| Client: | Department of Health and Aged Care |
| Language pair: | Mandarin → English |
| Service: | NAATI-Certified Translation |
| Sector: | Public Health / Tobacco Policy |
Our Work
The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care needed urgent access to a peer-reviewed Chinese study on cigarette composition. It was evidence that could inform national tobacco policy.
We delivered a NAATI-certified translation in under two weeks, putting the right science in the right hands at the right time.
The Challenge: A Language Barrier Stands between Research and Policy
Researchers at the Department’s Tobacco Control Policy Section were conducting a literature review. One of the foundational steps in shaping evidence-based tobacco and e-cigarette regulation in Australia.
A 2017 peer-reviewed study published in the Hans Journal of Agricultural Sciences held the data they needed. There were findings on how different cigarette paper types affect the levels of carbon monoxide, tar, and nicotine in cigar smoke.
The problem?
The study was published in Mandarin. For the research to be usable and credible within a government policy process, it needed a certified Chinese to English translation. Not a rough version. A NAATI-certified document that could stand behind the work.
“We have passed it on to the researcher who is requiring the article for a literature review.”
The Solution: Certified Science, Delivered with Care
Australian Translation Services assigned a NAATI-certified Chinese-to-English translator with expertise in technical subject matter. The article covered specialist content such as smoke chemistry, sensory evaluation methodology, potassium ion content in paper formulations, and required precise, consistent terminology throughout.
We delivered the final Chinese-to-English translation with a NAATI stamp, translator signature, CPN, and declaration. This was required to meet the institutional compliance requirements of a federal government agency.
From the moment the article was received to the delivery of the certified translation, the entire process was completed within approximately one week, with clear communication at every step.
Once received, the Department’s team passed the healthcare translation directly to the researcher conducting the review, who could now draw on Chinese academic evidence with full confidence in its accuracy and provenance.
What This Made Possible: Science that Crosses Borders, Policy that Protects People
Research
Peer-reviewed Chinese science document made usable for Australian policy work.
Certification
Translation with certification met government compliance standards for official use.
Delivery
From translation to delivery, the process was completed within a week of document receipt.
Impact
Evidence contributed to tobacco harm reduction research and implementation in Australia.
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