The Development of Healthcare in Armenia During the First Decade of Soviet Rule
Rafayel S. Parsadanyan
Department of Healthcare Organization and Social Hygiene, Yerevan State Institute of Advanced Training of Doctors, Yerevan, Armenia
ABSTRACT
The article discusses the development of healthcare in Armenia during 1920-1930, a period when the country was experiencing the consequences of war, devastation, famine, and epidemics. It describes the priority measures taken by the Soviet authorities: combating infectious diseases, restoring and opening medical institutions, and organizing the People’s Commissariat of Health along with regional structures. The article emphasizes the shift towards a preventive approach, strengthening workers’ health protection in the context of industrialization, and increasing the number of medical personnel and institutions. It also highlights the challenges of rural healthcare and the importance of methodological support from the RSFSR People’s Commissariat of Health. The article summarizes the formation of the new healthcare system in the Republic of Armenia.