The Public Health Fund 2024 is now open for applications, and the deadline to apply for grants is November 15, 2023.

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.

A food-related E. coli outbreak has been confirmed at Mánagarður preschool in Reykjavík, traced to a specific strain, STEC serotype O145.

On 22 May 2022, a monkeypox had been confirmed in 59 individuals in nine countries in Europe (Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) and in addition 10 were suspected of being infected.

The board of Þórkötlu has now approved the purchase of 263 properties in Grindavík and the owners of the properties concerned have received confirmation to that effect.

The International Social Security Administration (ISSA) has granted the Icelandic Social Insurance Administration (SIA) an approval for good practice in 2023, which includes the introduction of two innovations in the business; one for the Client Ombudsman and the other on the digital disability certificate on Ísland.is. Huld Magnúsdóttir, the director of the SIA, accepted the approval on behalf of the TR at the ISSA European Parliament in Porto, Portugal, on April 16.

At the end of 2023, a service survey was conducted by Maskína for the Icelandic Health Insurance (SÍ) on the service of health care centres in rural areas. The survey was conducted between 17 October 2023 and 5 January 2024. Maskína received information from SÍ on individuals who had visited health care centres in rural areas in 2023 and took a random sample from that group. These individuals were sent a link to the survey through the Rights portal of SÍ.

Yesterday, two individuals were diagnosed with monkey pox in Iceland. Samples will be sent abroad as soon as possible to confirm the analysis. The overwhelming likelihood is that the analysis is correct. The infection can be traced back to a trip to Europe, but neither is seriously ill.

The Akureyri Hospital regularly receives junior collage students who are interested in learning about diverse work within SAk.

Harpa Snædal, a obstetrician and gynecologist at SAk, has been appointed head of medical students at SAk.