The Vall d'Hebron Hospital has organized a fundraising campaign to help the Nossa Senhora da Paz de Cubal Hospital (HNSP) in Angola to reactivate the old orchard located on the grounds of the center to generate food for the Tuberculosis Center patients and promote a new model of equitable and sustainable consumption. The project, promoted by Israel Molina, director of the ICS International Health Program (PROSICS), and Esperanza Esteban, International Project Manager of the VHIR research group on Infectious Diseases, requires an estimated investment of 22,000 euros, of which almost 10,000 have already been raised through the social crowdfunding platform https://www.migranodearena.org/" Migranodearena.org.In Angola, tuberculosis is the third leading cause of death, after malaria and traffic accidents. The current situation of the disease has worsened in recent years due to the appearance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, a more aggressive variant with a worse prognosis, especially due to the poor response it offers to the usual treatments and the need for use more expensive and toxic drugs.Studies have shown that a good nutritional status in patients favors faster improvement and better disease control. Therefore, it is essential to ensure a good diet for all these people during their stay to the Tuberculosis Center, which is not possible due to the current difficult economic situation in the country, which has affected the ability of the HNSP to provide a proper diet for the sick.The orchard, which has a total area of two hectares, will allow the production of the most common vegetables of the native diet in sufficient quantities to cover the needs of hospitalized patients. The rest of the vegetables will be sold in local markets to buy other necessary products to ensure the correct nutritional intake of tuberculosis patients, such as eggs, meat and fish.The reactivation of the orchard will also serve to employ ten people in an unfavorable situation, chosen by members of the same community, prioritizing the participation of women. These people will be offered a living wage, which will help them support their families.If you want to participate, you can do so until the end of the year through https://www.migranodearena.org/reto/21006/huerto-ecologico-y-solidario-en-angola" Migranodearena.org.More than 10 years committed to the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Paz de CubalThe relationship with the HNSP began in 2007, when the University Hospital, the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the International Health Program of the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) signed a joint collaboration with the Angolan hospital.This close relationship between the centers has made it possible to implement research, teaching, healthcare support and public health projects, as well as organizing weekly telemedicine sessions and exchanges between Angolan and Vall d'Hebron medical staff.Esperanza Esteban explains that "all the interventions of the Research Institute in Angola have been focused on health development with an important qualitative impact, such as improving adherence to the treatment, prevention and control of diseases such as tuberculosis, and other diseases associated with poverty"."Here is the importance of continuing to promote this type of project from the VHIR to carry out research projects, with the aim of improving the quality of life of the population and, at the same time, guaranteeing the sustainability of its actions, promote teaching and the recruitment of local staff to become future leaders of research and transformation of their country", she concludes.