The Icelandic Sign Language Day was celebrated on 11 February, and the Icelandic Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (SHH) organized a festival program at the Reykjavík Art Museum to mark the day. The festival was organized in collaboration with the Icelandic Sign Language Committee and the Ministry of Culture and Commerce. The Minister of Culture and Commerce presented honorary awards, along with the premiere of a sign language song and a video from sign language children.

The first round of the planned doctors’ strikes, which was set to begin at midnight, has been canceled after an agreement was reached on the main points of a new wage contract late last night.

The Chief Epidemiologist’s respiratory infections dashboard has been updated with data through week 46 (November 11–17, 2024).

Today, 26 November is the European Day of Practical Nurses, which is held to honour and acknowledge the important contributions of practical nurses around the world.

Now, those who have sold their houses in Grindavík to Þórkatla can make a contract regarding use of the house, a so called right of use agreement.

Veltek, the Nordic health and welfare technology cluster, held a successful meeting on Wednesday 13 November under the heading “Where are the opportunities?”. The meeting was well attended by the cluster’s stakeholders and guests who contributed to a constructive discussion about the future of services and the possible implementation of health and welfare solutions.

On Monday, November 18th, the Chief Epidemilogist hosted a symposium at Landspítali Unversity Hospital in Fossvogur and on Teams, as part of the annual awareness campaign on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

It is necessary to look at the relationship between the production processes of forest seedlings nurseries and planting success in afforestation. The later frozen stored seedlings are planted, the more likely they are to fail to form frost hardiness and be subject to damage in the same fall. This is among the research findings discussed in a reviewed article published recently in the scientific journal Forests. The main author of the article is Rakel J. Jónsdóttir, a forester and a postdoctoral researcher at Land and Forest.

One of the tasks of the Digital Iceland project agency was to renew the login service, make it safer and better.

Improved service in a new version of the Ísland.is app in line with the wishes of users.