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25th November 2024
The Minister of Health has confirmed the Directorate of Health's new recommendations on minimum data recording in healthcare, published in Stjórnartíðindi, the Government‘s website, at the end of October.
On Monday, November 18th, the Chief Epidemilogist hosted a symposium at Landspítali Unversity Hospital in Fossvogur and on Teams, as part of the annual awareness campaign on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
22nd November 2024
Coordinated policy efforts are key to realizing the full benefits of health data for research, innovation and healthcare improvements, according to a new report by the VALO project.
New data released earlier this week by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) suggest that European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries are not on track to meet their goal of reducing antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use.
21st November 2024
The Chief Epidemiologist’s respiratory infections dashboard has been updated with data through week 46 (November 11–17, 2024).
18th November 2024
The Directorate of Health will be closed from 12:00, Wednesday 20 November.
14th November 2024
The Chief Epidemiologist’s respiratory infections dashboard has been updated with data through week 45 (November 4–10, 2024).
12th November 2024
A new issue of Talnabrunnur, a newsletter on Health Information, has been published.
11th November 2024
In recent months, multiple cases of acute hepatitis B, which seem linked, have been reported in Iceland. Contact tracing indicates that these transmissions likely occurred through sexual exposure.
The Directorate of Health and the Chief Epidemiologist have published an interactive dashboard with information on antibiotic use outside hospitals in Iceland.