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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Chennai, India |
Key people | Sunil Shroff |
| Website | www.medindia.net |
Medindia was launched in 1997 and was among the first few health websites from India. It was founded by Chennai-based urologist. [1] In 2001 it was programmed also to be made available on Wireless Application Protocol and could be accessed on mobile phones. [2] The website along with a community social networking platform caters to the online health information needs of both the medical professionals and consumers. [3] [4] [5] Its directory section covers doctors, hospitals, medical institutions, dental colleges, nursing colleges, pharmacy colleges and information about undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses. [6] It allows patients to manage their health record online and also offers free and paid online consultations to consumers. [7] Some of Medindia's android health applications can be downloaded from popular websites. [8] [9] The space management of the site may not be as optimum as desired. [10] [11]
Medindia promotes the use of computers and medical informatics among doctors and gives away part of its profits to an organization called Medical Computer Society of India. [12] This society organizes national conferences on medical informatics and telemedicine under the banner MEDITEL to promote the use of information technology to improve healthcare in India. [13] [14] [15] [16] [ excessive citations ] Medindia has recently supported a not for profit society called 'Telemedicine Society of India' with online foundation courses for telemedicine for medical practitioners. [17]