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 va uning aviakompaniya hamkorlari butun dunyo bo'ylab odamlarga yordam berish uchun ba'zan bo'sh bo'lgan yuk joyini to'ldirish uchun birgalikda ishlamoqda", dedi Liz Uorman, Boeing Global korporativ fuqarolik bo'limining shimoli-g'arbiy mintaqasi bo'yicha direktori. “Kompaniyamiz insonparvarlik sa'y-harakatlari tarixiga ega. Gumanitar yetkazib berish reyslari dasturimiz muhtojlarga yordam berish uchun resurslarimizdan foydalanishni davom ettirishning yana bir usulidir.
"Efiopiya havo yo'llari tashkil etilganidan beri jamiyatning tashabbuslari va rivojlanish sa'y-harakatlarini qo'llab-quvvatlovchi turli korporativ ijtimoiy mas'uliyat tadbirlari bilan shug'ullanadi", dedi Ethiopian Airlines bosh direktori Ato Girma Wake. “Biz samolyotlarimizni nafaqat aviakompaniyamiz uchun resurs, balki Efiopiya xalqi uchun hayotiy xizmat ko'rsatish manbai sifatida ham ko'ramiz va bu resursdan shu tarzda foydalanishimiz mumkin; bu bizning ijtimoiy mas'uliyatni qachon va qayerda bo'lsa ham o'z zimmamizga olishga sodiqligimizni yana bir bor tasdiqlaydi».
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.
“Biz Boeing va Ethiopian Airlines bilan hamkorlikda Efiopiyadagi sa’y-harakatlarimizni qo‘llab-quvvatlash uchun ushbu reysdan foydalanish imkoniyatidan juda xursandmiz”, dedi SAO vitse-prezidenti va hammuassisi doktor Mark Kallen. "Ushbu ta'minotlar bizning mintaqaga davom etayotgan gumanitar sayohatlarimiz doirasida fevral oyida 20 nafar shifokorlar guruhi Efiopiyaga safar qilganda juda muhim bo'ladi."
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.
