Meet Dr Ejaz Ali: Patna doctor who charges just Rs 10 for consultation and has kept his fee unchanged for decades; asks doctors to ‘think of the patient’s pocket’
Ali was born in 1958 into a lower-middle-class family and was one of 10 siblings. In Patna’s Bikhna Pahari area, the scene outside Dr Ejaz Ali’s hospital is markedly different from what many patients may expect from a senior surgeon. Instead of sitting inside an elaborate consultation room, Ali is often seen in a simple…
