Preparations for a new framework agreement on waste services are underway, which will take effect in February 2025. Interested parties can register for a discussion meeting to express their views to the project manager of the tender.

The latest summary examines the occurrence of respiratory infections and hospitalizations in Iceland during weeks 14 and 15, with a look at the situation in Europe.

The third round of a large Nordic study on diet, physical activity, and physique in children and adults, together with alcohol and tobacco use in adults, is about to begin. The English name of the study is Nordic Monitoring of Diet, Physical Activity, and Overweight (NORMO).

An interactive dashboard with information on participation in cancer screenings has now been published on the Directorate of Health‘s website.

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.

The Directorate of Health will be closed on Thursday, 21 March.

Electronic transfers are temporarily down.

Sigríður Dagný Þrastardóttir, divisional manager of reception and health data specialists at HSN in Akureyri.