Today, the possibility to download digital disability certificates was opened on Ísland.is and the chair of ÖBÍ, Þuríður Harpa Sigurðardóttir, has already downloaded the digital disability certificate on her smartphone.

The annual meeting of the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland was held on September 5th in Hof, Akureyri.

Increased birth rate in the first month of the year.

The 15th of October is the Day of the White Star; the Day of Confrontation and Awareness for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The Day is international and its purpose is to raise awareness of the issues of the blind and visually impaired, especially accessibility and the barriers to access that prevent them from living independently and being socially active.

Iceland Health was present at the conference Tengjum ríkið, which was held on 27 September 2024. At the conference, various digital service solutions introduced recently by Iceland Health were presented.

The aim is to support the elderly's living in private homes and reduce the workload at Landspítali's emergency department

In May next year, the Nordic Public Health Conference will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Connecting the State is the annual conference of Digital Iceland on the digital future of the public sector, which will take place at Hilton Reykjavík Nordica as well as online - on 26 September 2024.

The Icelandic government approved at its meeting this morning the bill by Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, on temporary support for wages for people working in Grindavík.

A new digital application for parental leave has been opened and expectant parents who are paid workers can apply for parental leave in a simple, digital and user-friendly way.