CareTrip is a specialized healthcare platform designed for international travelers to find verified medical care wherever they are. It bridges the gap between travelers and local healthcare providers, ensuring peace of mind during medical emergencies or planned procedures abroad.
International travelers often face serious challenges when seeking medical care in unfamiliar locations. These include:
- ❌ Difficulty finding trusted and verified doctors
- 📍 Lack of reliable location-based medical discovery
- 🚨 No quick access to emergency healthcare support
- 🔐 Concerns about authenticity of medical credentials
CareTrip is a comprehensive healthcare platform designed specifically for travelers, enabling them to quickly find, verify, and connect with trusted medical professionals worldwide.
🔑 How CareTrip Solves the Problem
- ✅ Verified Doctor Network Ensures trust through NMC registration checks, license uploads, and manual admin verification.
- 🌐 Smart Location-Based Discovery Uses Mappls and Google Maps to help users find nearby doctors and clinics instantly.
- 🔐 Secure Authentication & RBAC Ensures safe access with JWT-based sessions and role-based dashboards for Travelers, Doctors, and Admins.
- 📊 User-Centric Dashboard Enables users to manage bookings, doctors to manage schedules, and admins to verify and control the system.
- Live Demo: care-trip-frontend.vercel.app
- Backend Deployed Link: care-trip-api.onrender.com
- YouTube Demo Video: youtube.com/watch?v=nsfZlwu1Gzw
- Figma Design: UI/UX Prototype
- Postman API Documentation: Postman Collection
- Dual Auth Flow: Seamless Google OAuth integration alongside traditional Email/Password login.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Distinct interfaces and permissions for Travelers, Doctors, and Admins.
- JWT Session Persistence:
- 7-Day Sessions: Tokens are valid for 7 days, allowing users to stay logged in across browser restarts.
- Auto-Restoration: Redux store automatically initializes state from
localStorageon boot. - Axios Interceptors: Every API request automatically carries the
Bearertoken via centralized middleware.
- Smart Search & Location Services:
- Mappls (MapmyIndia) integration for high-precision reverse geocoding to detect user location.
- Google Maps integration for visualizing nearby clinics and hospitals.
- Comprehensive search by specialty, hospital name, or locality across India.
- Verified Badge: A rigorous multi-step onboarding process for doctors with manual Admin approval.
- Smart Booking: Select available slots directly from doctor profiles.
- Automated Reminders: 30-minute pre-appointment email reminders powered by
node-cronandResend. - Dashboard Control: Comprehensive management systems for travelers to track history and doctors to manage their schedule.
- SOS Features: One-tap emergency access and WhatsApp SOS link generation with real-time location sharing.
- Clinic Finder: Quick locator for the closest medical facilities in urgent situations.
- Review System: Transparent traveler feedback to maintain high care standards.
- Premium UI/UX: Dynamic loading animations, character-by-character reveals, and a modern glassmorphic design system.
The platform implements modern SEO best practices to ensure visibility and accessibility:
- React Helmet Async: Dynamic meta tag management for every page.
- Dynamic Titles: Page-specific titles (e.g., "Find Doctors | CareTrip", "My Bookings | CareTrip").
- Meta Descriptions: Optimized descriptions for better search engine indexing.
- Semantic HTML: Proper heading hierarchies and ARIA labels for accessibility.
Routes are guarded by a centralized ProtectedRoute component that validates both the presence of a token and the user's role:
/dashboard/*→ Restricted to Travelers./doctor-dashboard→ Restricted to Doctors./admin-dashboard→ Restricted to Admins.- Automatic Redirection: Logged-in users are automatically routed to their respective dashboards if they try to access the login page or unauthorized areas.
To solve the problem of finding "Trusted Doctors," we implement a multi-layered verification process:
- NMC Registration: Doctors must provide their National Medical Commission (NMC) Registration Number during sign-up.
- License Upload: Secure storage and handling of medical certificates.
- Manual Admin Audit: Platform admins verify the registration number on the official NMC National Medical Register (NMR) portal.
- NMC Web Search Integration: Every doctor's profile includes a "Verify on NMC" link that directs users to their live government record.
- Verified Badge: Only successfully audited doctors receive the blue "CareTrip Verified" badge.
- Framework: React.js 18 (Vite)
- State Management: Redux Toolkit (with persistence)
- Styling: Tailwind CSS & Vanilla CSS (Premium UI)
- SEO:
react-helmet-async - Auth:
@react-oauth/google - Navigation:
react-router-domv6 - Maps: Mappls API & Google Maps API
- Runtime: Node.js
- Framework: Express.js
- Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
- Services:
node-cron(Scheduling),Resend(Email Service) - Security: JWT (7-day sessions), Google Auth Library, Bcrypt
CareTrip/
├── client/ # React Frontend (Vite)
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── components/ # Reusable UI (ProtectedRoute, MapplsMap, etc.)
│ │ ├── pages/ # Page views (Home, FindDoctors, Profile)
│ │ ├── services/ # API Interceptors & Axios instance
│ │ ├── store.js # Redux state & localStorage persistence
│ │ └── App.jsx # Root routing & SEO setup
├── server/ # Node.js Backend (Express)
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── controllers/ # Business logic (Auth, Bookings, Admin)
│ │ ├── middleware/ # JWT & Role-based authentication
│ │ ├── models/ # MongoDB Schemas
│ │ ├── routes/ # API Endpoints
│ │ └── server.js # Entry point
└── README.md
- Node.js (v18+)
- MongoDB Atlas account
- Mappls (MapmyIndia) API Keys
- Google Cloud Console credentials
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Clone & Install:
git clone <repository-url> cd CareTrip # Install both client and server dependencies cd client && npm install cd ../server && npm install
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Environment Configuration: Create
.envfiles in bothclient/andserver/directories. -
Run Development:
- Backend:
npm run dev(running on http://localhost:5000) - Frontend:
npm run dev(running on http://localhost:5173)
- Backend:
VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id
VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000/apiPORT=5000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secure_jwt_secret
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id
RESEND_API_KEY=your_resend_key