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Etihad Airways amplifies its corporate social responsibility to fight against COVID-19

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has amplified its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to support those affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The airline has highlighted the development of face shields for medical staff in a new video released today to mark Zayed Humanitarian Day.

 In an effort to provide additional safety for medical staff interacting with patients, the Etihad Airways Medical Centre (EAMC) collaborated with Etihad Engineering to develop personal protective equipment (PPE) that would add an additional layer of protection for healthcare professionals working in medical centres across the UAE.

Dr. Nadia Al Bastaki, Vice President Medical Services at Etihad Aviation Group said that as part of their CSR efforts, as an organisation they challenged to determine what they could do to help combat the effects of this global pandemic. With high demand for PPE in the UAE, their innovative design team at Etihad Engineering successfully developed 1,000 face shields for them to distribute locally.

 With the logistical support of Emirates Red Crescent, they will start distributing the face shields to medical professionals at EAMC and SEHA this week.

The face shields are designed and manufactured using Etihad Engineering’s latest 3D printing technology certified by the highest aviation standards. The shields were validated by EAMC’s medical team to ensure protection. It is constructed of a reusable plastic band which requires standard disinfection (similar to a mobile phone) and a disposable plastic shield which can be replaced with sheets found at any stationery store. Additional plastic sheets will be distributed with the face shields.   

Since the start of the pandemic, over 3,000 Etihad Airways’ employees have volunteered to support a number of government entities and initiatives including deployments to SEHA, Ma’an and Emirates Red Crescent. 800 staff volunteers alone have registered on the UAE Volunteers Platform, a community response to COVID-19.

 An overwhelming number of the employees of Etihad Airways have selflessly put their hand up to volunteer, from working at call centres, to distributing masks and gloves and physically cleaning the streets of our capital city as part of the government’s sanitisation programme.

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