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: 05 December 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Historical background
   3. 2.2. Organization
   4. 2.3. Decentralization and centralization
   5. 2.4. Planning
   6. 2.5. Intersectorality
   7. 2.6. Health information systems

      Updated: 13 January 2025

   8. 2.7. Regulation

      Updated: 05 December 2025

   9. 2.8. Person-centred care
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 11 May 2025

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure
   3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows
   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 11 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
4. 4. Physical and human resources
   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources
   3. 4.2. Human resources
5. 5. Provision of Services

   Updated: 11 May 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 11 May 2025

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways
   4. 5.3. Primary care
   5. 5.4. Specialized care
   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care
   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care
   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care

       Updated: 13 January 2025

   12. 5.11. Mental health care
   13. 5.12. Dental care
6. 6. Principal health reforms
   1. 6.0. Introduction
   2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms
   3. 6.2. Future developments
7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 13 January 2025

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Health system governance
   3. 7.2. Accessibility

      Updated: 13 January 2025

   4. 7.3. Financial protection
   5. 7.4. Health care quality

      Updated: 13 January 2025

   6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
   7. 7.6. Health system efficiency
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction