Tervisenaitajad
Tervisenaitajad refers to a group of officials responsible for conducting health inspections and regulating public health standards in Estonia, specifically during the period of militant communism, which was introduced in 1940 by the Soviet Union.
Under this system, tervisenaitajad worked alongside other authorities, such as health officers, to enforce laws and
They were tasked with surveying the environment, population, and sanitation situation, particularly in rural areas, where
In collaboration with the relevant government departments, tervisenaitajad implemented policies and measures to counteract the detrimental
This utilitarian component of the Estonian public health system reflected the prevailing socialist ideology of the