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Joint Committee on Public Works has approved construction works for the expansion and renovation of hospital and primary care facilities at Heilbrigðisstofnun Suðurlands (HSU) in Selfoss. A new extension of just over 5,200 square meters will be built to meet increased space requirements, alongside major renovations and reorganization of most of the institution’s older buildings.
The Directorate of Health has released preliminary figures on suicides for the first half of 2025.
A diverse group of stakeholders gathered at a seminar on carbon markets titled Market Conditions and Financing of Nature-Based Solutions, held at Kjarvalsstaðir in Reykjavík on Thursday, 30 October. Participants agreed that there is a need to strengthen the framework for carbon projects and reduce uncertainty so that such projects can be seen as attractive options—both as climate actions and as investment opportunities.
On February 13th, at the Sameyki awards ceremony, the results of the Institution of the Year 2024 selection were announced. This time, Sjónstöðin was one of the state institutions nominated for Institution of the Year.
Cases of influenza continue to be diagnosed, but diagnoses have been decreasing.
HSU in Selfoss // Svanhildur Inga Ólafsdóttir, team leader of the mental health team
The Friends’ Association of Akureyri Hospital has recently donated ten so called CADD infusion pumps to the hospital.
The research team behind the Kraftmiklir krakkar clinic in South Iceland has launched a website.
The Landspítali University Research Fund has allocated grants to researchers at Landspítali University Hospital. The allocation took place at the spring meetings of the Scientific Committee on 23 April, but the beneficiaries were informed of the proposed grant granting electronically some time before.
The annual influenza outbreak is continuing, and the number of confirmed cases has remained similar over the past 11 weeks. The peak was in December 2025, and confirmed cases declined after the New Year and have remained stable since then.