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[PHP Nepal Vol 5 Issue 7 Jul 2015] | Climate change is undeniable, has been a reality and its devastating impact is evident all over the world, particularly in the poor developing countries like Bangladesh. Bangladesh is considered as one of the high-risk countries to climate change due to its geographical location, topography, population density, poverty and lesser adaptive capacity to climate change.

Read more: Climate change induced natural disasters impact on the health of the coastal people in Bangladesh

[PHP Nepal Vol 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015] | Green Tara Nepal, a leading NGO working on Health Promotion, recently disseminated the findings of the evaluation of key health promotion initiatives in the country. The evaluation was conducted in collaboration with the Government of Nepal, Green Tara Trust, a UK-based charity, several NGOs and INGOs and three UK universities, namely Liverpool John Moores University, Bournemouth University and the University of Sheffield. The evaluation identified key government, bilateral, UN agencies and I/NGOs working in health promotion in Nepal.

Read more: Health promotion: a review of policies and practices in Nepal

[PHP Nepal Vol 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015] | ‘The Dynamics of Health in Nepal’, a multi-contributor book, edited by Sharada Prasad Wasti, Padam Simkhada and Edwin van Teijlingen has precisely outlined the dynamics of health in Nepal across 13 different chapters. The editors of this book are national and international academicians and public health professionals.

Read more: Book review: the dynamics of health in Nepal

[PHP Nepal Vol 4 Issue 5 May 2014] | Following outbreak of the HIV infection in the 1980s, HIV/AIDS has been associated with male homosexuality/gayism. Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) is the group that is most implicated in HIV transmission across the globe; the numbers vary among different countries.

Read more: Gay and HIV-Positive: victims of double discrimination