articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2014 medikidz type private industry medical information publisher founded september 2009 headquarters new york london key people dr. kate hersov co founder and ceo ; dr columba quigley chief medical editor services publishing number of employees 12 website www.medikidz.com contents 1 background 2 the medikidz 3 worldwide presence 4 medikidz foundation 5 current publications 5.1 paediatric titles 5.2 adult titles 6 coming soon 6.1 paediatric titles 6.2 adult titles 6.3 investigational and procedural booklets 7 external links 8 references background edit medikidz is a global initiative set up by doctors to explain medical information to children . 1 2 3 the medikidz superheroes are used to explain medical conditions investigations diagnoses medicines and surgical procedures to young patient and their families in a way that they can understand . the company was originally founded in new zealand by dr kim chilman blair and co founder dr kate hersov with a vision to improve children s health information around the world . 4 5 currently located in new york city and headquartered in london there are plans for expansion into sydney australia in 2014 . 6 7 all medikidz materials are written by doctors and are co authored by usa graphic novelists includingjohn taddeo and shawn deloache . 8 the work is further recognised by a medical advisory board of expert healthcare professionals in the field . these thought leaders are used as independent peer reviewers for each of the titles in the comic book series . the content is then transformed into dynamic graphic novels by an award winning team of artists . 9 the medikidz edit the medikidz are a gang of 5 superheroes from mediland a giant living planet shaped like the human body . 10 each one is a specialist in different parts of the body . the characters are designed to be fun and appealing to young people in order to be able to entertain as well as educate them about serious medical issues . 11 pump is the leader of the team and is the heart specialist . 1 skinderella is the skin & bone specialist 1 12 gastronomic is the gastrointestinal specialist 1 chi is the lung specialist 1 axon is the brain specialist with his pet robot abacus 1 in each graphic novel the team take a child on a journey through mediland ; where they can learn about medical conditions both adult and paediatric . 13 worldwide presence edit having distributed over three million copies worldwide with a presence in 50 countries in 30 languages 13 the company is now established as the leading global healthcare information provider for children . 1 2 3 archbishop desmond tutu and will.i.am member of the black eyed peas have publicly endorsed the medikidz initiative . 14 medikidz foundation edit the charitable arm of the company the medikidz foundation has done work in africa most recently donating 100 000 comic books on hiv to swaziland . 15 the medikidz foundation is now due to increase the work they are doing in poorer countries funded by the commercial arm of the business . current publications edit paediatric titles edit all current publications are available at http www.medikidz.com medikidz explain ... adhd asthma autism burns childhood glaucoma clinical trials depression eczema epilepsy food allergy getting active growth hormone deficiency haemophilia hepatitis a hereditary angioedema having an operation hiv inflammatory bowel disease juvenile idiopathic arthritis kidney transplants leukaemia malaria organ transplants scoliosis seasonal flu severe asthma slipped hip swine flu type 1 diabetes ulcerative colitis adult titles edit medikidz explain ... breast cancer chronic pain multiple sclerosis parkinson s disease rheumatoid arthritis coming soon edit paediatric titles edit medikidz explain ... acute lymphoblastic leukaemia acquired brain injury allergic rhinitis brain tumours crohn s disease sickle cell disease short stature thalassaemia adult titles edit medikidz explain ... advanced melanoma stroke investigational and procedural booklets edit medikidz explain ... bedwetting ct scans deep brain stimulation dystonia management intensive care unit adult title intermittent self catheterisation living with adhd stoma adult title external links edit official website medikidz s channel on youtube references edit a b c d e f g elliott jane 19 september 2009 . the superheroes fighting disease . bbc news . a b superheroes demystify medical jargon for children . the times of india . 30 october 2009 . a b sick children snap up a million comics this is money . thisismoney.co.uk . retrieved 19 april 2014 . hamilton fiona ; coates sam ; savage michael . health the times . the times . london . error page compass group uk . web.archive.org . retrieved 19 april 2014 . medikidz plans rapid expansion fmwf . web.archive.org . retrieved 19 april 2014 . medikidz comic coming to united states the mary sue . themarysue.com . retrieved 19 april 2014 . medi kidz archives johntaddeo.com . johntaddeo.com . retrieved 19 april 2014 . medikidz books to explain diseases to young patients . homeopathyheals.me.uk . retrieved 19 april 2014 . http lauraloveschildrensbooks.wordpress.com tag mediland medikidz explain epilepsy . web.archive.org . retrieved 19 april 2014 . mccarthy angela 4 may 2011 . comics help sick kids understand . the new zealand herald . retrieved 22 october 2011 . a b medikidz . retrieved 2014 03 21 . doing good medikidz comics make medical information fun . creativityfuse.com . retrieved 19 april 2014 . juniordr.com for junior doctors by junior doctors . drtribe.com . retrieved 19 april 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title medikidz & oldid 690237136 categories publishing companies of the united kingdomhidden categories orphaned articles from march 2014all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 november 2015 at 03 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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