Assisting refugees from Ukraine to enter the labour market in Iceland has been a success.

Members of the Icelandic Medical Association have agreed to a strike call. If no agreement is reached, the physicians' strike will begin at midnight on Monday, November 25th.

In recent years, Iceland Health (Sjúkratryggingar) has conducted a survey of health care services both in the capital area and in the countryside. The purpose of such a survey is to examine what is being done well and what can be done better.

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.

Women's Strike 2023

According to the Medical Director of Health and Public Health Act, the Directorate of Health is authorised to publish information from the Register of Licenced Healthcare Facilities. The purpose of publishing this information is to ensure quality and safety in healthcare.

Impairment in services at the East Iceland District Hospital

Árný Guðmundsdóttir resigns as Head of the Division of Interpretation

Today, January 25, there was a formal introduction of Lífsbrú – Centre of Suicide Prevention and Lífsbrú – Fund, in the premises of the Directorate of Health in Iceland.

General meeting of Hollvinir - Beneficiaries of Akureyri hospital will be held on Wednesday 27 September in Alþýðuhúsið, Skipagata 14, 4th floor 4. The meeting will begin at 17:00.