Nepal, April 18 -- The government should consider incorporating a specific hemophilia care policy in the national health policy of Nepal

World Hemophilia Day (marked on April 17) is a unique opportunity to come together and raise awareness about hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This year, the theme of World Hemophilia Day is outreach and identification, and the tagline is, "Reaching Out: The First Step to Care". Patient outreach and identification is about finding and supporting individuals with hemophilia or other bleeding disorders-including von Willebrand disease-who have not yet been diagnosed, or whose health needs are not being met by healthcare services.

The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) has made substant...