Rishikesh: To advance road safety and emergency medical care across India, the AIIMS Rishikesh and SaveLIFE Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
AIIMS, Rishikesh has a level 1 trauma centre along with a department of trauma care and surgery. SaveLIFE Foundation is known for its efforts to get a Good Samaritan Law instituted in India. The Good Samaritan Law protects bystanders who come forward to rescue injured persons from any ensuing legal or procedural hassles.
The collaboration will allow knowledge sharing between SaveLIFE Foundation and the AIIMS, Rishikesh to build a model trauma care framework specific to Indian needs. Both institutions work closely to promote road safety and emergency medical care including joint research, policy advocacy, training programs, crash investigations and interpretation using deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), knowledge dissemination events, and opportunities in road safety and emergency care for medical students and young professionals.
The MoU was signed by Dr (Prof.) Meenu Singh, Executive Director, AIIMS, Rishikesh and Piyush Tewari, Founder and CEO, SaveLIFE Foundation in the presence of Dr Madhur Uniyal, Assistant Professor, Department of Trauma Care and Surgery, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Dr Roshan Jose, Associate Director, SaveLIFE Foundation, and others
