{"id":4344,"date":"2018-12-11T04:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T04:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myx.radiantthemes.com\/?page_id=4344"},"modified":"2023-05-01T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:42:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rural-doctors.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636895662536{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 95px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/rural-doctors.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Black-Flat-Minimalist-Accounting-Business-Website.png?id=12746) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544504586896{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544504579059{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff|line_height:55px&#8221; text=&#8221;WHO WE ARE&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:600%20semi-bold%3A%20600%3A%20normal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636352402939{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544505641978{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 110px !important;padding-bottom: 85px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/myx.radiantthemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/movers-about-white-spot-banner.jpg?id=4354) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;background-position-center&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1554187374480{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:35px|text_align:left|color:%23181724|line_height:42px&#8221; text=&#8221;WHO WE ARE.&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:600%20semi-bold%3A%20600%3A%20normal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-uppercase&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1638391174583{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4198&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544504883423{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1554187387847{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:15px|text_align:justify|color:%23171724|line_height:30px&#8221; custom_heading_select_font=&#8221;cfont&#8221; text=&#8221;Rural Doctors is a non-profit organization with a wealth of experience in closing health equity gaps by enhancing health care access in enclaved, remote and fragile settings. 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Determined to contribute to improving this, I became a medical doctor. However, in my short period of clinical practice in 4 resource-limited settings serving numerous rural communities, the problem that stands out is that of primary healthcare access. In 2018, I received a bleeding pregnant woman near-death in a remote district hospital; she had bled for more than 12 hours but could not get to the hospital on time because there were no available boats to cover such long distances during late hours. She managed to survive, but many out there lost their lives due to inaccessibility to essential healthcare services.&#8220;&#8221; custom_heading_custom_font=&#8221;Poppins&#8221; custom_heading_font_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682962861654{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544507507898{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544508539435{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555058066227{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; column_animation_name=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; column_animation_delay=&#8221;0.2s&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12654&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636352631640{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading font_container=&#8221;tag:h5|font_size:16px|text_align:center|color:%23171724|line_height:26px&#8221; text=&#8221;Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, MD, MPH, MSc<br \/>\nFounder of Rural Doctors.&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:600%20semi-bold%3A600%3Anormal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-uppercase&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682962666774{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1555058074778{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; column_animation_name=&#8221;fadeInUp&#8221; column_animation_delay=&#8221;0.4s&#8221;][vc_custom_heading font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:18px|text_align:left|color:%23030712|line_height:25px&#8221; text=&#8221;The Birth of Rural Doctors&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:600%20semi-bold%3A%20600%3A%20normal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1682962951169{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-uppercase letter-spacing-0&#8243;][vc_custom_heading font_container=&#8221;tag:div|font_size:15px|text_align:justify|color:%23030712|line_height:30px&#8221; custom_heading_select_font=&#8221;cfont&#8221; text=&#8221;&#8220;Therefore, I decided to contribute my quota by helping as many as my strength and finances could support to stay alive. 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