World AIDS Day is marked annually on 1 December. On this occasion, we remind everyone that HIV and AIDS remain urgent public health concerns affecting the health and wellbeing of millions of people worldwide.

The Directorate of Health has published statistics on suicide for the year 2024. At the same time, statistics on all causes of death were updated. There were a total of 48 suicides last year, or 12.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.

Act No. 81/2025, which amends the Health Records Act, No. 55/2009, has come into force. The purpose of these amendments is to improve efficiency in healthcare services, promote digital development, and enhance patient safety.

The thirteenth annual report on antibiotic use and resistance in humans and animals in Iceland with has been published.

The Chief Epidemiologist´s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through Week 4 of 2025 (January 20–26, 2025).

The Chief Epidemiologist´s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through Week 7 of 2025 (February 10-16, 2025).

The Chief Epidemiologist´s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through Week 10 of 2025 (March 3 - 9, 2025).

The Directorate of Health’s dashboard on respiratory infections has been updated with data through Week 1 of 2025 (December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025).

The annual influenza outbreak is still ongoing. The number of confirmed cases has been high this winter but has decreased recently and appears to have peaked

March 24 is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, commemorating the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of the cause of TB - the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium.