The Healthy Indian Project

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The Healthy Indian Project
AbbreviationTHIP
TypeHealth information platform
Fact-checking organization
Legal statusActive
PurposeHealth literacy,vaccine awareness, public health communication, and combating health misinformation
HeadquartersIndia
Region served
India
ProductsTHIP Media, THIP Care, THIP BOT (Raksha)
ServicesHealth information, medical fact-checking, vaccine information, public health education
Official language
English language English and multiple Indian languages
AffiliationsWorld Health Organization Vaccine Safety Net (VSN)
Websitewww.thip.media

The Healthy Indian Project (THIP)[1] is an Indian healthcare information and fact-checking organization operated by THIP Healthtech Private Limited.[2][3][4][5]

History

The Healthy Indian Project was established in 2019 as a health information initiative in India. According to Startup India,[6] it operates as a registered entity under the Government of India’s Startup India programme. In June 2021, The Times of India reported that The Healthy Indian Project was selected as a third-party fact-checking partner for Facebook (now Meta) in India.[7] The report stated that the organization’s role involved reviewing and identifying health-related misinformation circulating on the platform, forming part of Facebook’s broader third-party fact-checking programme in India.[8]

Operations

The organisation’s health information division, THIP Media, is listed as a member of the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net, a global network of websites providing reliable vaccine safety information.[9][10]

THIP Media is also a signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network(IFCN) Code of Principles, administered by the Poynter Institute.[11]

Media coverage

In 2024, Channel NewsAsia featured The Healthy Indian Project in its documentary Fact vs Fiction – India’s Disinformation War, which examined misinformation in India and referenced the organisation’s work on health-related misinformation.[12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. "The Healthy Indian Project (THIP)". World Health Organization. World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. "THIP Enters Health Insurance Sector With IRDAI Broking License". BW Healthcare World. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  3. EH News Bureau (23 July 2025). "The Healthy Indian Project (THIP), a health literacy and misinformation-focused platform". Express Healthcare. The Indian Express Group. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  4. "The Healthy Indian Project". World Health Organization. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  5. "Facebook adds Healthy Indian Project as fact-checking partner in India". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  6. "Startup India profile – THIP Healthtech Pvt Ltd". Startup India. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  7. "Facebook adds Healthy Indian Project as fact-checking partner in India". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  8. "Facebook adds Healthy Indian Project as fact-checking partner in India". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  9. "Ask RAKSHA: A health information WhatsApp chatbot initiated by THIP Media". Economic Times HealthWorld. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  10. "A new era in health awareness: Life Raksha gives patients the doctor's voice". Medical Dialogues. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  11. "THIP Enters Health Insurance Sector With IRDAI Broking License". BW Healthcare World. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  12. "Misinformation Combat Alliance launched to fight misinformation in India; JNM CEO elected as President". Daily Jagran. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  13. "Ask RAKSHA: A health information WhatsApp chatbot initiated by THIP Media". ETHealthWorld. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  14. "THIP Media launches WhatsApp chatbot for health info, fact-check". Outlook India. 7 April 2022.
  15. "THIP Launches 'Life Raksha' — A Doctor-Led Health Magazine for Patients". MediCircle. Retrieved 14 December 2025.