The Healthcare Institution of North Iceland, HSN, celebrates its 10th anniversary today. HSN came into existence through the merger of six health care institutions on October 1st 2014.

A Nordic point-of-sight conference was held from 25 - 26 October at the Blind Society's house in Hamrahlíð 17. Participants from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden attended the conference, as well as several participants from Teams.

The interdisciplinary exercise FAST FOOD 2024 was held by teleconference on April 30th. The purpose of the exercise was to increase the knowledge and understanding of the participants of the current procedures for investigating foodborne outbreaks, to uncover deficiencies, and to identify opportunities for improvement.

Great gift for a reformed ward.

Iceland holds fifth place in a survey of digital public services and infrastructure in UN member states.

Re-education courses in Portugal

Results from a new Gallup survey show that around 8% of children aged 12-17 went to tanning beds once or more in 2023. This result does not differ significantly from the last survey conducted amongst the same age group, which was in 2016. The age limit for using tanning beds in Iceland has been 18 years since 2011. The reason for this is that using tanning beds increases the risk of skin cancer and the risk is greater for children and young people than for adults.

The National Election Commission (NIK) has opened a digital voter registration system for the general elections on 30 November. Political organisations that have been awarded a list letter by the Ministry of Justice can now start a digital voter registration system for their candidates in all constituencies.

Stykkishólmur officially became a member of the Health Promoting Community (HSAM) on 20 March 2023.

The property company Þórkatla has decided, in consultation with the Civil Protection and the Chief of Police in Suðurnes, to continue receiving real estate in Grindavík as soon as Monday.