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Annual influenza vaccination is starting, in October there will be an emphasis on vaccinating people in priority groups. Those not in priority groups will be offered vaccination More › More ›
In the winter of 2025-2026, HPV vaccinations will be free for boys born in 2008-2010. Vaccination against HPV has been carried out regardless of gender since the fall of 2023 at the age of 12, and the campaign will therefore be More › More ›
This October, the administration of Nirsevimab (Beyfortus®), an antibody against the RS virus, began to be administered to all infants under six months of age in Iceland (children born from May 1, 2025). The antibody More › More ›
On September 29th, a presentation of public health indicators took place in the administration building in Ísafjörður. Public health indicators are a collection of measures intended to provide indications of the health and well-being of the nation at any given time. More ›
On Thursday, September 4, the Minister of Health, Alma D. Möller, visited the Westfjords Health Institute, accompanied by her assistant, Jón Magnús Kristjánsson. During the visit, she met with the management team, Lúðvík Þorgeirsson, CEO, Elísabeta Samúelsdóttir, CFO, and Erling Aspelund, Managing Director. More › More ›
The Landspítali Breast Center will be touring the country in the fall of 2025 with breast screening, in collaboration with the health care system. Breast screening can detect breast cancer at an early stage, thereby significantly reducing mortality. More ›
Change in arrangements Due to the uncontrollable shortage of nurses at the health center in Ísafjörður this summer, we have asked the Health Center Information Center – 1700 to help us with that for More › More ›
Due to the summer holidays of doctors and other staff, the opening hours of health centers will be as follows: Norðanvärðr Vestfjörður Health care in Ísafjörður is open every weekday, at 08:00 – 15:00 Health care center in Suðureyri, i More ›
People who seek care at the Vestfjörður Health Center in the near future will receive an SMS with a link to a short service survey after arrival. The goal is to explore people's experience of the service and to examine it More ›
