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21st December 2023
From the Directorate of Health
20th December 2023
On the evening of December 18, a volcanic eruption began again in Reykjanes at Sundhnúks crater. The fissure was initially about 4 km long, and lava and gas came out of the fissure. No ash is detected in the atmosphere. The force of the eruption has decreased considerably and is now erupting from several vents on the fissure.
14th December 2023
A recent review of the frequency of respiratory infections and hospitalizations this winter compares Iceland to the situation in Europe.
13th December 2023
In the Epi Ice this time, we discuss the increase in diagnoses of gonorrhea and syphilis, food-borne group infections, and food poisoning.
în română mai jos. On Dec. 5, the Ministry of Health in Romania declared a national measles epidemic and made the measles vaccine available for children as young as nine months of age for the first time.
7th December 2023
5th December 2023
On Sunday, 3 December, a ceremony occurred at Bessastaðir, where Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, presented an award on Prevention Day 2023. Alma D. Möller, the Medical Director of Health and the President, gave a speech.
1st December 2023
Continued delays in processing cases at the Directorate of Health
The World AIDS Day is held annually on 1 December. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness through education, to remember those who have died due to AIDS, and to celebrate the victories that have been achieved in the fight against AIDS.
30th November 2023
The Directorate of Health wishes to hire a lawyer in the Office of Supervision and Quality of Healthcare.
