Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

1. 1. Introduction
   1. 1.0. Introduction
   2. 1.1. Geography and sociodemography
   3. 1.2. Economic context
   4. 1.3. Political context
   5. 1.4. Health status
2. 2. Organization and governance

   Updated: 29 March 2023

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Overview of the health system
   3. 2.2. Historical background
   4. 2.3. Organization

      Updated: 01 August 2022

   5. 2.4. Decentralization and centralization
   6. 2.5. Planning

      Updated: 29 March 2023

   7. 2.6. Intersectorality
   8. 2.7. Health information management

      Updated: 01 August 2022

   9. 2.8. Regulation

      Updated: 19 September 2019

   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 29 May 2025

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 31 March 2025

   3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows
   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 29 May 2025

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments
   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance
   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 01 August 2023

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 01 August 2023

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources
   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 01 August 2023

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 02 February 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 02 February 2026

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways
   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care

      Updated: 26 March 2024

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 29 March 2023

   6. 5.5. Emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 28 March 2024

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care

      Updated: 29 March 2023

   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 29 March 2023

   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care
   12. 5.11. Mental health care

       Updated: 01 August 2022

   13. 5.12. Dental care
   14. 5.13. Complementary and alternative medicine
   15. 5.14. Health services for specific populations
6. 6. Principal health reform
   1. 6.0. Introduction
   2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms
   3. 6.2. Future developments
7. 7. Assessment of the health system
   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Stated objectives of the health system
   3. 7.2. Financial protection and equity in financing
   4. 7.3. User experience and equity of access to health care
   5. 7.4. Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction