The Equality Strategy of Land and Forest Iceland has recently been officially recognised by the Icelandic Agency for Gender Equality, signifying its compliance with the legal standards for gender equality. The program's renewal is scheduled for June 2028.

Minister of Health Alma D. Möller visited the West Iceland Healthcare Institution (HVE) on 13 August.

At Akureyri Hospital, 111 healthcare assistants and 7 healthcare assistant students

The Data Protection Authority recently issued a ruling on the publication of personal information in administrative decisions by the Directorate of Fisheries.

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.

The land reclamation project at Geitasandur, which involves planting birch trees and encouraging natural reseeding, is progressing well. Recently, fertiliser was applied to a large birch plantation established last year. The progress is being carefully monitored.

Due to survey flights, all drone operations over the eruption site near Grindavík are prohibited on 7 August from 10 to 16.

A new list of certified journeymen has been published on Ísland.is. This is the first time such a list has been made publicly available in one central location. The list allows you to see if tradesmen offering their services have the required certifications.

Icepharma Welfare hosted the conference The Future Is at Home – Key Steps for Icelandic Healthcare yesterday, focusing on how to empower individuals in their own healthcare journey and on the implementation of new solutions in Icelandic healthcare through welfare technology and new models of service delivery.

The National Archives of Iceland’s spring conference was held on Wednesday, June 3, for the eighth time under the title “Electronic Submission and Preservation of Digital Records – Lessons Learned, Challenges, and the Way Forward.” As in previous years, the conference was very well attended, with well over one hundred participants taking part both on-site and via livestream.