Get Is Icelandic Transport Authority Form For Assessment Of Medical Fitness

Iceland is a relatively large island in the middle of the North-Atlantic ocean, just south of the Arctic Circle, between 63.4°N and 66.5°N latitude. Iceland stretches over an area of 103.592 km2 (39.997 sq mi), which is similar to Hungary and Portugal, or the US states Kentucky and Virginia.

The health system in Iceland is mostly publicly funded, covering all residents, with a partly integrated purchaser-provider relationship (a tax-based, state-run system). There are seven health care regions and the national health insurance system is financed through the annual national budget.

Iceland is an EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) member state. The regulation that applies to air operations is regulation no. 965/2012 and its amendments.

Oddsdóttir. In Iceland, universal access to health care is enshrined in law. As a result the country has no private health insurance and the island's 290,000 residents rely on a national health service—state-run hospitals and primary health care centers—at minimal charge.

ing to a study in The Lancet, the Icelandic healthcare system has the world's second best Healthcare Access and Quality Index, a composite measure collected as a part of the Global Burden of Disease Study.

The main goal of Iceland's health legislation is that all people in the country should have access to the best possible services that can be provided at any given time to protect their mental, physical and social health.

ing to Global Health Grove, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and neurological disorders are included in the top diseases in Iceland, causing the most harm overall for the country's population. Perhaps most surprising is the large effect of infectious diseases on Icelanders.

ICETRA is responsible for the administration and supervision of aviation, maritime and road traffic safety and the safety and supervision of transport infrastructure and navigation systems.