Black Lion Hospital, Ethiopia’s largest hospital, has a reason to celebrate Christmas early, as Boeing has said it partnered with Ethiopian Airlines and Seattle Anesthesia Outreach (SAO) for this week’s delivery of much needed anesthesia equipment to the hospital. Ethiopian Airlines is reportedly going to deliver the hospital equipment using its longer range aircraft, 777-200.
“Boeing i njegovi avio-partneri zajedno rade na popunjavanju ponekad praznog teretnog prostora kako bi pomogli ljudima širom svijeta”, rekla je Liz Warman, direktorica Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship za sjeverozapadni region. “Naša kompanija ima istoriju u humanitarnim naporima. Naš program Humanitarne dostave je još jedan način na koji možemo nastaviti koristiti naše resurse kako bismo pomogli onima kojima je potrebna.”
“Od svog osnivanja, Ethiopian Airlines je bio angažiran u različitim aktivnostima korporativne društvene odgovornosti, koje podržavaju inicijative zajednice i razvojne napore,” rekao je Ato Girma Wake, izvršni direktor Ethiopian Airlinesa. „Mi vidimo naše avione ne samo kao resurs za našu aviokompaniju, već i kao izvor vitalne usluge za narod Etiopije i kada možemo koristiti taj resurs na ovakav način; istinski potvrđuje našu posvećenost preuzimanju društvene odgovornosti kad god i gdje god možemo.”
According to the Washington-based commercial aircraft manufacturer, Ethiopian Airlines’ new 777-200LR (its second of five 777-200LRs on order) will deliver approximately 12,000 pounds (5,443 kg) of medical supplies, mainly anesthesia machines, monitors and books, from Seattle Anesthesia Outreach to Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Black Lion Hospital is the largest hospital in Ethiopia as well as the largest teaching hospital for the University of Addis Medical School.
“Oduševljeni smo zbog prilike da sarađujemo sa Boeingom i Ethiopian Airlinesom kako bismo iskoristili ovaj let da podržimo naše napore u Etiopiji,” rekao je dr. Mark Cullen, potpredsjednik i suosnivač SAO-a. “Ove zalihe će se pokazati kritičnim kada grupa od 20 ljekara otputuje u Etiopiju u februaru u sklopu naših tekućih humanitarnih putovanja u regiju.”
Boeing also said that a majority of the medical supplies being shipped to Ethiopia were donated by Swedish Medical Center, which is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit health provider in the greater Seattle area. In addition to the donation of medical supplies, 12 affiliated physicians and clinical staff from Swedish have donated vacation time to volunteer as part of SAO’s humanitarian trips to Ethiopia.
According to Boeing, its Humanitarian Delivery Flights (HDF) program is a collaboration effort between Boeing, airline customers and non-profit organizations to deliver humanitarian aid throughout the world to communities in need or crisis. “The humanitarian items are loaded into the empty cargo space of new airplanes being delivered and transported to the customer’s home destination.”
For its part, Ethiopian Airlines cited its commitment as a responsible corporate firm to support worthy social activities, which are designed to help build sustainable livelihoods for individuals, the community and the society in general. In doing so, it has left its mark on major social initiatives.
