5 May is World Hand Hygiene Day. Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) raises awareness of the importance of hand hygiene, especially in healthcare, on this day.

Recently, there has been a significant discussion within the community regarding forestry practices, particularly in relation to a private forestry project on land owned by the municipality of Norðurþing in Saltvík. In light of this discourse, we at Land and Forest Iceland convened a meeting with representatives of the developers and landowners to thoroughly review the project and identify any potential issues or areas for improvement.

The number of customers who received payments in December is 74,475, including 45,407 (61%) women and 29,068 (39%) men.

The Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority (GEV) advertises the position of the agency's Chief Counsel. It is a demanding and exciting job for a lawyer with leadership qualities. The position of Senior Counsel is directly assigned to the Director in the GEV organisational chart.

The annual report of the Quality and Supervisory Authority for Social Services and Child Protection for 2020 has been published. The year 2020 was the second full year of operations of the Institute.

Today, May 17th, the Day of Doctors is celebrated for the first time in Iceland to highlight and acknowledge their important contribution to clients and society as a whole.

The last day of coastal fishing is today and the fishing will be suspended as of Wednesday 12 July 2023.

The National Electoral Commission moves its premises to Tjarnargata 4 in cenral Reykjavík.

Participants at the Fagráðstefna skógræktar (Annual Icelandic Forestry Conference) which ended in Hof, Akureyri, today, were very pleased with the event. The Forestry Encouragement Award was awarded for the first time at the conference and the first to be receive the prize was Sigurður Arnarson for his articles on trees and forests.