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.
Liz Warman, direktè Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship pou rejyon Nòdwès la, te di: “Boeing ak patnè avyon li yo te travay ansanm pou ranpli espas kago ki vid pafwa pou ede pote soulajman bay moun atravè lemond. “Konpayi nou an gen yon istwa nan efò imanitè. Pwogram Vòl Livrezon Imanitè nou an se yon lòt fason nou ka kontinye pwofite resous nou yo pou ede moun ki nan bezwen yo.”
Ato Girma Wake, PDG Ethiopian Airlines te di: "Depi kreyasyon li, Ethiopian Airlines te angaje nan divès aktivite responsablite sosyal antrepriz, ki sipòte inisyativ kominote a ak efò devlopman. “Nou wè avyon nou yo non sèlman kòm yon resous pou konpayi avyon nou an, men tou kòm yon sous sèvis vital pou moun peyi Letiopi ak lè nou ka itilize resous sa a nan yon fason tankou sa a; li vrèman reyafime angajman nou pou nou antreprann responsablite sosyal chak fwa ak kote nou kapab.”
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.
Doktè Mark Cullen, vis-prezidan ak ko-fondatè SAO te di, “Nou kontan anpil pou opòtinite pou nou travay avèk Boeing ak Ethiopian Airlines pou sèvi ak vòl sa a pou sipòte efò nou yo nan peyi Letiopi. "Pwovizyon sa yo pral enpòtan lè yon gwoup 20 doktè vwayaje nan peyi Letiopi an fevriye nan kad vwayaj imanitè k ap kontinye nan rejyon an."
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.
