The Directorate of Health (Icelandic: Embætti landlæknis) is an Icelandic government agency which principal role is to promote high-quality and safe health care for the people of Iceland, health promotion, and effective disease prevention measures.
The Directorate was founded on 18 March 1760 when Bjarni Pálsson was made the first Director of Health (Icelandic: Landlæknir) by a royal decree.
[1][2] In 2018, Alma Möller became the first woman to serves as Director.
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