<span style="color: #222222;">World Hemophilia Day was observed in Nepal by organizing various public awareness programmes today. This year the Day was observed with the theme of "Access for All: Prevention of Bleeding as the global standard of Care". April 17 each year is marked as World Hemophilia Day. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''  According to the 2078 BS national census of Nepal, the number of people living with haemophilia is 4,937 while 814 have been associated with the Nepal Hemophilia Society.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Society Chair Mukundamani Ghimire stressed the need of searching for those living with haemophilia yet to come into contact with Society as they need special care and treatment to reduce risks for life due to unexplained and excessive bleeding at any time of life.  <br />'' <br />''  Hemophilia is an inherited rare bleeding disorder, occurring predominantly in males, in which blood doesn't clot normally because the body does not produce sufficient blood clotting factors. The condition is genetically inherited. Hemophilia occurs in about 1 of every 5,000 male births.<br />'' <br />'' According to Civil Service Hospital Prof Dr Bishesh Poudyal, most cases of Hemophilia in Nepal are related to Hemophilia 'A'.  This is generally transmitted to a male child from the mother. But a woman is also at risk of carrying this hereditary health problem.<br />'' <br />'' Timely medical intervention in this condition is life-saving, which is typically carried out by injecting a clotting factor concentrate into the body. Nepal offers free treatment to patients with Hemophilia from the year 2022.<br />'' <br />'' Lately, the situation is not only manageable but also curable and it is done by the use of antihemophilic factors. Gene therapy in the case of haemophilia has the potential for preventing the patient from suffering bleeding till 30 years of its use. The need for medical care counseling, physiotherapy, and gene transplantations for haemophilia patients eases their life.<br />'' <br />'' The condition of Air pollution in Kathmandu Valley is not to improve for some more days. Air pollution across Nepal including the Kathmandu Valley has gone rampant in the past few days, and the condition is expected to remain the same for three more days.</span><span style="color: #212529;"><br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;"> <br />'' According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division, Wind and rainfall are unlikely on some days, thus resulting in the continuation of atmospheric pollution.  A lack of rainfall and wildfires in most parts of the country in the past few days are to be blamed for air pollution.</span><span style="color: #212529;"><br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;"> <br />'' Satellite pictures show that air pollution has increased in the Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur), Bara, Parsa, and Chitwan districts in particular as there is a failure in wind flow and accumulation of polluted air in the valley.</span><span style="color: #212529;"><br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' As a result of air pollution, flights have also been affected. Domestic flights were affected on Sunday due to low visibility, according to the Tribhuvan International Airport Office. However, international flights are generally operating. The Kathmandu Valley has been ranked as the most polluted city in the world, according to the WHO with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading above 200, Bhaktapur and Patan of Lalitpur district were mostly polluted.</span><span style="color: #212529;"><br />'' </span><span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''Air quality with AQI between 51 and 100 is considered to be normal, and air quality with AQI above is said to be unhealthy. Air quality with AQI above 300 is considered to be dangerous and detrimental. </span><br />