Opinion: Updating Wikipedia should be part of all doctors’ jobs
In many parts of the world, Wikipedia is the only source of accessible health and medical information. That's why all doctors should take part in updating its articles.
When the Ebola pandemic erupted in West Africa in 2014, the English-language Wikipedia articles on Ebola were overhauled and versions were created or updated in more than 100 other languages. These pages would go on to be viewed at least 89 million times in 2014, and were the most used online sources for Ebola information in each of the four most affected countries. The work done by these authors, editors, and translators was crucial to educating the public on this devastating disease.
Medicine changes rapidly. Wikipedia, the , should, too. Unfortunately, it sometimes and
