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 nevamwe vayo vendege vanga vachishanda pamwechete kuzadza iyo dzimwe nguva isina nzvimbo yekutakura zvinhu kubatsira kuunza zororo kuvanhu pasirese," akadaro Liz Warman, director weBoeing Global Corporate Citizenship mudunhu reNorthwest. “Kambani yedu ine nhoroondo mukuedza kwekubatsira vanhu. Chirongwa chedu cheHumanitarian Delivery Flights ndeimwe nzira yatinogona kuramba tichishandisa zviwanikwa zvedu kubatsira vanoshaya. "
"Kubva payakavambwa, Ethiopian Airlines yanga ichiita mabasa akasiyana siyana ezvemagariro evanhu, ayo anotsigira zvirongwa zvenharaunda nebudiriro," akadaro Ato Girma Wake, CEO weEthiopian Airlines. “Isu tinoona ndege dzedu sechishandiso chekambani yedu yendege chete, asiwo tsime rebasa rakakosha kuvanhu veEthiopia uye patinogona kushandisa chitubu ichocho nenzira yakadai; zvinosimbisazve kuzvipira kwedu kuita mabasa emagariro chero nguva uye chero kwatinogona. "
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.
"Tinofara nemukana wekushanda neBoeing neEthiopian Airlines kuti tishandise ndege iyi kutsigira kuedza kwedu muEthiopia," akadaro Dr. Mark Cullen, mutevedzeri wemutungamiri uye co-muvambi weSAO. "Izvi zvekushandisa zvicharatidza kuti zvakaoma kana boka revanachiremba makumi maviri richaenda kuEthiopia muna Kukadzi sechikamu cherwendo rwedu rwekubatsira vanhu mudunhu."
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.
