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A Note from Retiring ASC Co-Executive Director

Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Community,

Please take note that I am retiring from the position of Co-Executive Director at African Services Committee, to be succeeded by Joyce Ollunga. Joyce's first day as Executive Director will be on January 19, 2021. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Many thanks to all in this circle with whom I have worked for nearly four decades. May our paths cross again, our efforts multiply, and the world be bettered through our collaborations.

I will continue working on public health issues for the foreseeable future.

My deepest thanks to you all.

Kim Nichols MPH, ScM

Former Co-Executive Director

Fight Hunger by Supporting ASC Ethiopia’s Efforts to Eradicate Devastating Locusts

Swarms of locusts have created a humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia with thousands of families struggling with food insecurity. Additionally, a twelve-fold increase in Covid-19 cases between June and September is further compounding needs as destitute families have been unable to obtain income or access food due to movement restrictions.

Click here to watch this video from Tigray news DW International (Tigrinya (Tigrinya: ትግርኛ) language).

Some areas are recording severe acute malnutrition at 50 percent higher than for the same period last year. Ethiopia currently holds the highest Covid-19 caseload in East Africa, according to an International Rescue Committee report.

African Services Committee Health and Community Development Center staff in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are ideally positioned to help combat the locusts ravaging farms throughout the countryside and offer relief to families in need of emergency food.

Fight hunger by supporting ASC Ethiopia’s efforts to eradicate the locusts. Please donate to African Services Committee Ethiopia’s Emergency Locust Eradication Fund today.

Click here to donate today.

African Services Committee Mourns the Passing of Henry van Ameringen

African Services Committee mourns the passing of longtime friend and benefactor, Henry van Ameringen. Not as well-known about Henry was his support of Black immigrant and African HIV treatment access. Despite his refusal to allow his name be given to our Health and Community Development Center in Addis Ababa, an over-sized poster of handsome Henry, insisted upon by clinic staff, watched over the crowds who came for testing and treatment.

ASC Covid-19 Update: ASC On-Site Testing Center is Open

ASC's on-site health testing center at our Harlem office is open.

Our on-site health testing center at our offices in Harlem is a vital gateway for immigrants seeking free and confidential testing for HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B & C, sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, diabetes, and blood pressure. Our staff speak English, French, Spanish and many African languages. Referrals for free treatment and care are provided regardless of immigration status. All are welcome! Monday to Friday - 9am to 4:30pm. Questions: (212) 222-3882