The Ísland.is App
4th January 2024
The Directorate of Health is looking for a positive and ambitious receptionist with a high level of service attitude and good communication skills.
In a recent review the frequency of respiratory infections and hospitalizations due to them is reviewed and the situation in Iceland is compared to Europe.
21st December 2023
A recent review of the frequency of respiratory infections and hospitalizations this winter compares Iceland to the situation in Europe.
From the Directorate of Health
20th December 2023
On the evening of December 18, a volcanic eruption began again in Reykjanes at Sundhnúks crater. The fissure was initially about 4 km long, and lava and gas came out of the fissure. No ash is detected in the atmosphere. The force of the eruption has decreased considerably and is now erupting from several vents on the fissure.
14th December 2023
13th December 2023
In the Epi Ice this time, we discuss the increase in diagnoses of gonorrhea and syphilis, food-borne group infections, and food poisoning.
în română mai jos. On Dec. 5, the Ministry of Health in Romania declared a national measles epidemic and made the measles vaccine available for children as young as nine months of age for the first time.
7th December 2023
5th December 2023
On Sunday, 3 December, a ceremony occurred at Bessastaðir, where Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, presented an award on Prevention Day 2023. Alma D. Möller, the Medical Director of Health and the President, gave a speech.
