Sara Mist Gautadóttir, Clinical Nutritionist, has been appointed as Chief Clinical Nutritionist at SAk. The position was advertised for applications last September.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland in April 2025

Please note that advance voting for the municipal elections to be held on 16 May 2026 will take place at Eyrarlandsvegur on Monday, 11 May, and at Kristnes on Tuesday, 12 May. Voting will begin at 1:00 p.m.

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The Friends of Akureyri Hospital have donated a new plaster saw to the surgical day and outpatient department.

Automated Evondos medication dispensers have been used in home healthcare services at the North Iceland Healthcare Institution (HSN) with good results since 2022.

Norovirus is believed to be the likely cause of a recent outbreak of gastrointestinal illness following a triathlon event in Laugarvatn on July 5.

The EUCanScreen Joint Action successfully completed its first year of implementation, marking an important milestone in strengthening and modernizing cancer screening programs across Europe.

On 19 May, the Icelandic Transport Authority received a delegation from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to sign a working arrangement in the field of aviation.

Alma D. Möller, Minister of Health, has established a Cancer Council that will serve as a consultation forum for the implementation of the national cancer plan. The appointment of the council is part of the government’s action plan on cancer issues, which was approved by the Icelandic Parliament last June.