Auður Guðjónsdóttir Registered Nurse OR chairman of ISCI met Amina J. Mohammed Deputy Secret ary– General of the United Nations in Iceland and brought her attention to the contents of the enclosed...
A grant for the University of Iceland. University Rector Dr. Jón Atli Benediktsson, Prof. Thor Aspelund and Auður Guðjónsdóttir Registered Nurse OR Chairman of ISCI. Name of project: Spinal cord...
In 2014, Iceland Chaired the Nordic Council of Ministers.
At the same time, the ISCI and the Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs held a conference with Nordic and other experts on spinal cord injuries. The role of the experts was to formulate plans for the Council of Ministers on the manner in which to implement the decision of the Council to make spinal cord injury treatment a priority within the Nordic Council. Report of the Icelandic Ministry of Health about the issue is available in the Ministry.
Founder and chairman of ISCI
Auður Guðjónsdóttir, Founder and chairman of Institue of Spinal Cord Injury Iceland
The Institut of Spinal Cord Injury (ISCI) was founded on 11 December 2007 at the initative of an Icelandic mother, Auður Guðjónsdóttir, who has for twenty years campaigned strongly for an Icelandic led international effort to improve spinal cord injury (SCI) treatment. Her SCI advocacy efforts and perseverance in the face of adversity have drawn widespread attention. The Icelandic government, businesses and individuals have joined forces to launch ISCI in support of her cause.