Specialist in Oncology and Clinical Pharmacy Helgi Hafsteinn Helgason begins work at the HSU on 1 August.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The status was initially declared according to the International Health Regulations (IHR) at the end of January 2020* and is useful for the WHO and the international community to coordinate actions and respond with a coordinated effort to stop the spread of a disease across borders.

Newsletter from Digital Iceland for November 2022.

Sigurður H. Helgason has taken over the position of CEO of Icelandic Health Insurance as of February 1.

Parents and children who applied for international protection before 1 August 2021 and are still in Iceland can apply for a special residence permit.

The majority of users of community health centres have a high level of trust in the primary healthcare system and are happy with the service, i.e. just over 60% of those who participated in a recent survey by the Icelandic Health Insurance.

Legislation has been passed in Althingi concerning the granting of citizenship.

Allocations from the Public Health Fund will be on 24 February 2023

The goal of this project was to translate all material on Ísland.is into English as efficiently as possible.

Individuals in Iceland have certain rights and obligations in society.