The Directorate of Health
The Directorate of Health aims to promote health and well-being in Iceland, through good and safe healthcare services, health promotion and effective disease prevention.
License to practice and certificate
The Directorate of Health grants licenses to healthcare professionals and issues certificates confirming valid licenses to practice.
Health Services Operations
The Directorate of Health confirms that health services operators meet minimum professional requirements.
Vaccinations
Vaccination is an immunization procedure intended to prevent serious infectious diseases. General information about vaccinations, vaccines, the diseases that are vaccinated against and the side effects of vaccinations.
Interactive Dashboard
Statistics on public health and the activities of health services are available in interactive dashboards. The dashboards are based on data from health registers and surveys.
Dietary recommendations
A healthy and varied diet is important for health and well-being. The dietary recommendations emphasize increasing the consumption of vegetables, fruit, fish and whole grain products and reducing the consumption of sugar, saturated fat, salt and highly processed products.
News from Directorate of Health
Acute Respiratory Infections: Epidemiological Update and Current Public Health Recommendations for Winter 2024/2025
Countries reporting data to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) are experiencing significant increases in indicators of yearly influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity, leading to visible impacts on healthcare services. Iceland is witnessing, in particular, a sharp rise in RSV cases, alongside an increase in influenza activity.
The President of Iceland has taken on the role of patron for the annual Wellbeing Economy Forum
Her Excellency, Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland, has taken on the role of patron for the annual Wellbeing Economy Forum, scheduled to be held at Harpa in Reykjavik on May 8–9, 2025.