MARGA BURKE
Translating and Editing Your Texts About Health
French to English – Italian to English – English Editing
Want to share your work with an English-speaking audience?
I'm Marga, a medical translator and editor who's passionate about improving people's health throughout the world. I help researchers share their findings in English, and I help NGOs and international development organisations communicate across language barriers.
If you need a French or Italian document translated into English, or you're writing in English when it's not your first language, I can help.
SERVICES
MEDICAL TRANSLATIONS
All areas of medical translation, from French or Italian into English, with a particular focus on clinical research.
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Scientific journal articles
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Project reports and publications
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Clinical trial protocols
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Informed consent forms
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Medical reports and AE reports
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Patient information
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SmPCs and package leaflets
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Certified translations of health professionals' qualifications
HUMANITARIAN AID AND INT DEV TEXTS
Health-focused international development and humanitarian aid projects, translating from French or Italian into English or editing English writing.
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Public health and vaccination
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HIV/AIDS and sexual health
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TB, malaria, Covid
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Drug use and addiction
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Mental health
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Migration and trafficking
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Food security and plant health
EDITING AND PROOFREADING
If English is not your first language, I can edit your writing to make it clear, accurate and engaging. This helps to ensure your work gets a fair reading, improving your chances of publication.
I also provide a general editing and proofreading service, bilingually edit translations (revision), localise English documents for the UK, and edit patient information into plain English.
ABOUT ME
& HOW I WORK
My unusual career history reflects my lifelong fascination with both medicine and languages. I had worked as an in-house translator, medical secretary, video subtitler and health information adviser before settling down as a health-focused translator and editor in 2009.
I have an MA in Professional Translating and am a qualified member of the UK Institute of Translation & Interpreting. Less formally, I regularly attend workshops on subjects ranging from diabetes treatments to editing skills – and can sometimes even be found presenting them!
I work with a team of trusted colleagues to give you the availability and expertise you need, but I never outsource projects entirely. You can be sure that I will work on your text, either as the main translator or editor or as a reviser – so you always know what you’re getting.
PORTFOLIO
Published translations:
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Young, Invisible, Enslaved: The Child Victims at the Heart of Trafficking and Exploitation in Italy (English translation – Italian original)
Recent projects:
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Translating best practice guidelines and other publications for a French public health authority
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Editing manuscripts on glaucoma treatment, polycystic ovary syndrome, and nitrous oxide use
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Translating and editing M&E reports on plant viruses and migration and health
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Translating the website of an Italian company that provides patient support programmes
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Translating a sample chapter for submission to publishers, and editing several journal articles, for a French anthropologist researching traditional medicine
Please contact me for a PDF copy of my full portfolio with sample translations and editing case studies.
CONTACT ME
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like a quotation, samples of my work, a sample edit or just to talk about how I can help.
I'm based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and can be contacted in the following ways:
Email: marga@margaburke.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)191 284 1541
Mobile: +44 (0)7834 242864