The ‘ free teleconsultations’ and ‘free medical camps’ which corporate hospitals run are a tool for customer acquisition. They don’t do this out of the goodness of their hearts , sadly !
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Medically reviewed by Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD
Last reviewed: June 2020
Dr Aniruddha Malpani, MD, is an IVF specialist and the medical director of Malpani Infertility Clinic in Mumbai. He founded HELP, the world's largest free patient-education library, and Malpani Ventures, an angel fund backing early-stage Indian startups. He has authored several books on patient empowerment and writes here on IVF, entrepreneurship and education. More about Dr Malpani .