About
Dr. NanaEfua Afoh-Manin, M.D. M.P.H. M.P.A., is an emergency medicine physician and humanitarian crisis first responder who brings her frontline experience to the forefront of health equity and systemic change. Her work spans academic research, leadership in disaster response, and community advocacy. Through her work with the city of Los Angeles’ Digital Divide and Health Equity Task Force, she tackles the social and political determinants of health and systemic inequalities in urban healthcare. As a recent Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy at Harvard Medical School and a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, she integrates AI-driven innovation to enhance patient-provider relationships and reduce healthcare workforce burnout. Dr. Afoh-Manin leads a national study with Physicians for a Healthy California on the impact of State Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) in diversifying the clinical workforce, while serving on the Academy Health Research Workforce Advisory Committee. As Chief Medical Officer of Shared Harvest Foundation, she spearheads initiatives such as Project RESUS and StoryCorps, which amplify the voices and wellbeing of BIPOC healthcare professionals. Her body of work lives at the intersection of philanthropy, civic engagement, and healthcare and drives meaningful change in underserved communities, which aligns with the Hub’s mission to foster systemic equity and urban resilience.
