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5th May 2023
World Hand Hygiene Day is 5 May
3rd May 2023
Annual reports have been issued for 2021 on cervical cancer screening and breast cancer screening.
2nd May 2023
Public health indicators are now accessible in an interactive dashboard, which displays all measurements of public health indicators since they were first published.
27th April 2023
Rates of respiratory infections have dropped as is to be expected in the spring. Admissions to Landspitali due to respiratory infections have also gone down.
24th April 2023
In response to recent media allegations of significant mistakes made by the Directorate of Health regarding data on the Covid-19 infection rate of vaccinated and unvaccinated people, or that data was altered, the Chief Epidemiologist would like to stress that those accusations are completely unfounded.
18th April 2023
Key healthcare indicators are published for the first time today and the indicators are discussed in the newly released Talnabrunnur, electronic newsletter on health information.
14th April 2023
In the spring the sunshine gives us welcome light and warmth, and people enjoy outdoor activities in the sun. The sun gives us warmth, but also ultraviolet radiation, which can harm us if we are not careful.
13th April 2023
Confirmed cases of Influenza were fewer in week 14 than the number has been since last autumn. The number of cases has fluctuated in the past weeks and most are now diagnosed with Influenza type B. The highest point of this season was reached in week 51 of 2022 (Influenza type A).
The Directorate of Health is searching for a positive and solution-oriented specialist in data warehouses at the National Centre for e-Health.
The Directorate of Health wishes to hire a medical specialist in the Office of Supervision and Quality of Healthcare.
