Joel Duah Afi is a healthcare professional and community development advocate with an extensive background in medical leadership and innovation.  Joel currently serves as the Medical Superintendent of Asunafo South District Hospital in Kukuom, Ghana.  In addition to this, Joel co-founded the Abusua-Community Medical Center, an initiative offering primary healthcare and telemedicine consultations to underserved communities.  Following completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Joel successfully secured a U.S. Africa Development Foundation grant to establish a community clinic in Nkoranza, providing medical care to 32,520 individuals.  The clinic provides maternal and child health services, serves as a COVID-19 vaccination center, and functions as a training facility for nurses.  This sustainable healthcare model has attracted faculty and global health students from Drexel University.  Through the Fellowship Network and collaborations with organizations like the Hope for Ghana Foundation, Joel has expanded the clinic's operations and constructed 11 mechanized boreholes, providing clean drinking water to over 7,500 people.  He has launched mobile clinics, conducting medical and surgical outreach impacting over 20,000 lives.  Joel's contributions extend to mental health and vocational training; he trained 100 unemployed women, including those with mental health diagnoses and physical disabilities, through a Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund grant with Dr. Veronica Carey.  Additionally, Joel has facilitated the registration and renewal of National Health Insurance for 5,000 vulnerable individuals and donated 7,000 books and school supplies to schools in the Nkoranza North District, reaching 3,000 children.  Joel is deeply committed to mentorship, engaging with students at Kukuom Agric College and Busunya Senior High School and serving on the Mandela Washington Fellowship Association of Ghana.