Medlndia Research Foundation (MEDREF), is a not-for-profit trust promoted by Med lndia Hospitals. MEDREF has been set up with the objective of conducting basic medical research with a focus on Gastroenterology. MEDREF shall lay emphasis on Hepatitis B & C, silent digestive diseases and Gastrointestinal Cancers for taking up Epidemiological Studies, Statistical Analysis and Parasitic infection patterns, preventive aspects of communicable and non communicable diseases.