Important support for clients when needed.

The Akureyri hospital has concluded an agreement with Heilsuvernd to take care of the replacement and staffing of one doctor at the SAk emergency room on weekends and at a defined time one to two weekends a month. The agreement has already entered into force.

Applications for coastal fishing permits were opened last week and already we have received applications for over 200 vessels.

The grants for women’s employment were awarded on 19 May last year in Harpa and 30 projects received grants totalling ISK 35,000,000.

Influenza vaccines will be ready for delivery from the distributor from 1 October.

The number of cases received by the Icelandic Health Insurance has increased significantly in the last few years. When the number of main petitions is compared between 2018 and 2022 (the 2022 figures are calculated for a full year), it can be seen that there has been a significant increase in almost all policy areas.

The Directorate of Health wishes to hire a specialist to work in the Division of Communicable Disease Control with an emphasis on infection prevention.

Applications for seal hunting licence for own consumption for the year 2025 are now open.

The Blind community, Sjónstöðin, the Sports Association for the Disabled and Reykjadalur, under the guidance of the University of Reykjavík, will hold skills camps for children and young people aged 9 to 25 from 11 to 13 October.

Vaccination against annual influenza does not protect individuals against avian influenza, but vaccination of individuals in close contact with birds and mammals capable of contracting influenza A will minimize the risk of simultaneous transmission of avian influenza virus and annual influenza A. By reducing the risk of introduction of novel viruses that may cause outbreaks in humans.