How Do We Make Roads Safer?
Description
In this episode of A Moment in Health, Dr. Ashish Jha discusses the rapid growth of private equity ownership in U.S. hospitals and highlights a study on the promise of gene editing to treat a rare genetic disease. 2025 School of Public Health Commencement speaker and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation Piyush Tewari joins to underscore the need for multi-stakeholder coalitions, data-driven solutions and community engagement to reduce road fatalities.
Dr. Jha discusses:
- Patient-Specific In Vivo Gene Editing to Treat a Rare Genetic Disease — New England Journal of Medicine
About the Guest
Piyush Tewari is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF), a nonprofit organization committed to saving lives on roads in India and beyond. SLF is best known for getting India a Good Samaritan Law and for developing an award-winning model for reducing fatalities on Indian highways.
About the Host
Dr. Ashish K. Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.
United States
