Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first ERCP (gastro-optic) procedure at the Akureyri Hospital.

On Tuesday 24 October, due to a women's strike called, the activities of the HSA, other than emergency services, will be restricted to this day. The HSA wants to support in action the fight that is the cause of the strike, and 87% of our staff are women.

When updating systems last Sunday, some landings of last fishing year are undercounted. This means that registration of the catch quota from last year is in some cases incorrect.

The new summary examines the incidence of respiratory infections and hospitalizations due to them and compares the situation in Iceland with the situation in Europe.

The natural catastrophe insurance of Iceland (NTÍ) has worked to settle damages to houses that have suffered total damage in the natural disaster in Grindavík. According to the laws that govern NTÍ, it is stipulated that damages payed by NTÍ must be used to repair or rebuild houses that have been damaged due to natural disasters, on the same lot. NTÍ will grant an exemption from this provision in light of the circumstances.

Continued delays in processing cases at the Directorate of Health

Attention is drawn to the fact that Aflarinn ehf. has terminated its contract with the Directorate of Fisheries for access to web service for the submission of catch information.

Conference of the Blood Bank and the University of Reykjavík, 1 September 2023

In the Epi Ice this time, we discuss the increase in diagnoses of gonorrhea and syphilis, food-borne group infections, and food poisoning.