Health Policy. A policy for Iceland´s health services until 2030
Work on drawing up a health policy until 2030 began in the Ministry of Welfare in April 2018. It was based on many surveys and analyses of various aspects of Iceland’s health services made in recent years, and reference was also made to data from the WHO and other materials, including Health 2020, the European policy for health and well-being up to 2020, and also the goals set out in the United Nations’ Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Minister of Health submitted the policy to the 149th legislative session of the Althingi with a proposal on its adoption as the nation’s health policy until the year 2030. on 3 June 2019, Iceland’s Health Policy until 2030 was approved unanimously by 45 members of the Althingi.