Two members of the library staff visited a cheering crowd of book lovers at the Blind Association.

Heads of the European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities (HERCA) is working to identify common issues and propose practical solutions for these issues. The objective is to promote good radiation protection throughout Europe. See more information about HERCA at www.herca.org.

HSU in Vestmannaeyjar // Hraunbúðir

The annual birch seed collection campaign of Land and Forest Iceland starts Monday 16 September on the Icelandic Nature Day in cooperation with the Forestry Movement and other organisations and private companies. The first event will be organised by the Lions Club Sif in Reykhús Forest which lies in the Eyjafjarðarsveit Community, about 10 kilometres south of Akureyri. The event starts at seventeen pm in cooperation with the Forestry Association of Eyjafjörður and the forest owners in Reykhús.

Yesterday, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, and Unnur Sverrisdóttir signed an agreement on the Ministry’s funding of ISK 25,000 to the pilot project Roadmap.

To prevent infectious diseases, it has been decided to obligate visitors to put on a mask before visiting the hospital.

The annual meeting of the Healthcare Institution of North Iceland was held on September 5th in Hof, Akureyri.

Services for applicants for international protection have been transferred from the Directorate of Immigration to the Directorate of Labour. The changes took effect on July 1st.

The Chief Epidemiologist’s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through week 44 (October 28 – November 3, 2024).

HSU in Selfoss // Aðalheiður Ásgeirsdóttir, senior health data scientist