The Healthy Indian Project (THIP) today announced a strategic partnership with the Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF), which will serve as the Knowledge Partner for THIP Academy’s upcoming Evidence-Based Digital Patient Education Programme on Endometriosis. The programme is designed to improve disease awareness, patient engagement, health literacy and informed healthcare decision-making among women living with endometriosis.
The collaboration marks another milestone in THIP’s mission to partner with leading medical associations and healthcare experts to develop scientifically accurate, evidence-based and patient-centric educational programmes that improve health literacy, strengthen disease awareness, promote shared decision-making and ultimately contribute towards better patient outcomes.
Under the partnership, ISSRF will provide scientific guidance, academic oversight and clinical expertise for the programme, while THIP Academy will be responsible for instructional design, patient engagement design, content production, digital learning experience, multilingual adaptation, educational outcome measurement and nationwide distribution through its online platform. As Knowledge Partner, ISSRF will ensure the programme reflects the latest scientific evidence and clinical best practices, while THIP Academy will transform this expertise into an engaging, patient-friendly digital learning experience designed to improve understanding, confidence and informed healthcare decision-making.
The programme has been designed not only to improve patient knowledge but also to encourage timely healthcare seeking, strengthen patient confidence during consultations and measure educational outcomes through structured pre-course and post-course assessments.
Bridging India’s Endometriosis Awareness Gap
Endometriosis is one of the most common yet least understood chronic gynaecological conditions. It affects an estimated 190 million women globally and nearly one in every ten women of reproductive age. In India, experts estimate that more than 40 million women may be living with the disease. Despite affecting millions of women, awareness of the disease remains alarmingly low.
Many women spend 6 to 10 years seeking the correct diagnosis because symptoms such as severe menstrual pain are often dismissed as “normal.” During these years, patients frequently experience chronic pain, infertility, emotional distress, reduced productivity and a significantly impaired quality of life.
Improving health outcomes begins with improving health literacy. Evidence-based patient education can play a critical role in improving disease awareness, reducing delays in diagnosis, supporting informed conversations between patients and healthcare professionals, encouraging timely healthcare seeking and enabling patients to better understand available treatment options.
Recognizing this urgent need, THIP and ISSRF have come together to develop a structured, evidence-based learning programme that places reliable medical information directly into the hands of patients while promoting informed healthcare decisions.
Accessible anytime and anywhere, the programme will follow a self-paced Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) model, enabling patients and caregivers to learn through structured video lessons, interactive assessments, knowledge checks, downloadable patient resources and expert guidance at their own convenience. Each programme incorporates structured learning assessments that measure knowledge improvement and educational outcomes, enabling THIP to continuously evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of its patient education initiatives.
Speaking on the occasion of signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Prof. N. K. Lohiya, President, Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF), said:
“Patient education is an integral part of quality healthcare. Women living with endometriosis often experience years of unnecessary suffering before receiving the right diagnosis. As the Knowledge Partner for this programme, ISSRF is pleased to contribute its scientific expertise towards creating an educational resource that is evidence-based, patient-centric and capable of empowering women across India with reliable health information.”
Speaking on the partnership, Sudipta Sengupta, CEO, The Healthy Indian Project, said:
“At THIP, we believe patient education should not only deliver scientifically accurate information but also improve measurable patient outcomes. That is why we collaborate with India’s leading medical associations as our Knowledge Partners. Their academic leadership, combined with THIP’s expertise in evidence-based patient education, digital learning and patient engagement, enables us to transform complex medical science into structured educational programmes that patients can easily understand and confidently act upon. Every programme is designed to improve disease awareness, strengthen health literacy, encourage timely healthcare seeking and measure learning outcomes through structured assessments. We are delighted to welcome ISSRF as our Knowledge Partner for Endometriosis and look forward to empowering millions of women to make informed healthcare decisions.”