Sigurlinn Sváfnisdóttir, a midwife specializing in prenatal screening, and Hugborg Kjartansdóttir, a midwife at Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands (HSU), attended an international conference in London earlier in December.

Inspectors are now required to record a remark during routine vessel inspections if a risk assessment on board is not in place.

On 1 January 2025, a regulation on changes in the amounts of payments from the Maternity Leave Fund and the amounts of maternity allowance went into effect.

On 14 January, 8 orientation advisors graduated. This is a significant milestone in the history of Sjónstöðin.

Akureyri Hospital would like to reiterate that the Emergency Department is currently under very heavy pressure, and it is extremely important not to seek care there unless there is an urgent need. In cases of uncertainty, please call the information line 1700.

On 11 February each year, the Icelandic emergency hotline celebrates 112 Day, to remind all citizens of the emergency number.

Rapidly increasing land degradation is leading to a rapid loss of soil quality and biodiversity, with significant negative consequences for human health worldwide. All three major environmental threats must be addressed if humanity is to have a future on Earth.

At the end of the year, the Act on the unemployment insurance fund for fish processing workers will expire.

A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information, has been published.

The care gap—the period between parental leave and preschool—has long been a challenge for families.