India, Oct. 8 -- A South African father has dedicated his life to healthcare reform after his son, Sam Terblanche, a student at Columbia University, tragically died. Villiers Terblanche, a partner at a major global law firm, made the decision to leave his 30-year legal career behind after his son unexpectedly died in New York City in late 2023.

Sam was a junior at Columbia University. He died shortly after being discharged for the second time from a major New York hospital's emergency department. The hospital had mistakenly diagnosed Sam's short illness as an acute viral syndrome, and suggested Tylenol treatment.

Villiers and his wife Louise Terblanche share two sons, Sam and Ben, who were born in New York City and raised mostly in Abu ...