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[PHP Nepal Vol 3 Issue 7 Jul 2013] | The country which reported the first case of bird flu on 16 January 2009 has been witnessing its recurrence time and again. Now the country, particularly the capital, Kathmandu and the surrounding areas have faced the worst outbreaks of avian flu.

Read more: Bird flu epidemic in Nepal's capital

[PHP Nepal Vol 3 Issue 6 Jun 2013] | World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) — the greatest and the most important day to give a gift of life is on 14 June this year. This day serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.

Read more: Let's give the gift of life on this world blood donor day

[PHP Nepal Vol 3 Issue 5 May 2013] | Every year World Asthma Day is organized to raise awareness about asthma, and reduce its prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) is an organizer of this day.

Read more: Yes! You can control your asthma

[PHP Nepal Vol 3 Issue 4 Apr 2013] | Very little research to date has been conducted in Nepal concerning the local perception of climate change and they all are from farmers’ perception and experience, biodiversity and agriculture. However, there has not been any research on the perception of climate change as a human health risk in Nepal.

Read more: Public understanding of climate change as a human health risk in Nepal- a research need

[PHP Nepal Vol 3 Issue 3 Mar 2013] | On March 24, every year world commemorates World Tuberculosis Day. For this year the slogan is "Stop TB in My Lifetime" which is the second year of a two-year campaign with this slogan calling for the world free of TB.

Read more: What can we do to stop TB in our lifetime?