This past week, the Supreme Court visited Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, a judge at the European Court of Human Rights, and met with the judges and staff of the court.

The World Health Organization (WHO) holds World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) annually on 31 May. This year, the goal is to raise awareness about the risks associated with tobacco use and how we can work towards a tobacco-free world. This year’s WNTD campaign aims to highlight the strategies employed by the tobacco and nicotine industries to make their harmful products appealing, particularly to young people.

Land and Forest Iceland recently hosted a productive visit from a group of Irish agronomy students who undertook reclamation work in Hítardalur.

Iceland Health and SÁÁ, in the presence of the Minister of Health, signed a landmark agreement

Today, the open offer for selected operations outside the state healthcare institutions, which were advertised after 6 December, took place.

For the moment, we were slightly saddened by our readership.

Two case studies from Iceland have just been added to the toolbox of the UN Convention on Desertification Control, UNCDD. It shares Iceland’s experiences from the Hekla Forest project and a project east of Þorlákshöfn where frequent sandstorms have been controlled.

In this issue of Epi Ice, the focus is on a review by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) of Iceland’s preparedness for acute public health threats.

The Administration of Occupational Safety and Health is inviting applications for grants to the Occupational Safety and Health Fund. The fund's goal is to promote research in the field of occupational safety and health and to contribute to improved occupational safety and health in the Icelandic labor market.

At HSN there are coordinators working in all the facilities, for children from pregnancy/birth to starting in kindergarten.