The Healthy Indian Project (THIP)

The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) is a health information and fact-checking platform in India. THIP focuses on enhancing health literacy among Indians by delivering credible, evidence-based content in multiple Indian languages.

Website: https://www.thip.media/ 

Country: India

Last evaluation: 2023

Website audience(s): 

General public

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LindedIn, Instragram

Description of the website

The website of The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) is a member of the WHO-led project Vaccine Safety Net (VSN).

The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) is a dedicated health information and fact-checking platform in India that specializes in providing comprehensive and reliable information about various health conditions and treatments to the general public. THIP focuses on 

enhancing health literacy among Indians by delivering credible, evidence-based content in multiple Indian languages.

THIP Media, the platform's media website (www.thip.media), is committed to fact-checking and dispelling misinformation surrounding vaccines. Through collaborative efforts with social media platforms, THIP actively works to eliminate viral vaccine-related misinformation, ensuring a trustworthy source for individuals seeking accurate information.

THIP Care, the platform’s app is designed with the aim of simplifying individualized health and vaccine record-keeping for citizens of India. This user-friendly application not only assists in maintaining digital profiles for parents and children but also serves as a valuable resource for addressing vaccination-related queries.

THIP BOT also known as RAKSHA is a popular chatbot built to empower citizens crosscheck any misinformation they may have encountered or find evidence-based answers to the most common health queries. This contributes to the ongoing effort to combat vaccine hesitancy and promote widespread vaccine acceptance across the country.

Website’s sponsorship policy

The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) is privately funded by its directors. The company is not affiliated to any political institution.

THIP accepts advertising on its websites and apps but maintains a clear separation between advertising and editorial content. THIP accepts advertisements about products and services that are already available in market and are available to the audience in open market. THIP does not permit, at any time, the placement of any ad for harmful, illegal, or objectionable products or services.

Further information on this can be found at: https://www.thip.media/editorial-policy-guidelines/

Website’s content or editorial policy

The editorial team ensures that every piece of content on THIP Media is evidence based and created in consultation with medical experts. The editorial team is also responsible for publishing the content in multiple Indian languages and ensure it reaches out to the relevant audience.

Any content, answer and fact check is done by fact checking experts and certified medical professionals. And each piece of content goes through the review desk of more than one person to remove bias, if any. The content further remains open for feedback from the medical community with a proper correction policy in place.

No content on THIP Media advocates any company, person, or medicine brand. The company stands by its ethical stand of ‘No Influences Policy’ which ensures that no content is influenced by any external bias.

Further information on this can be found at: https://www.thip.media/editorial-policy-guidelines/

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