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
   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
   8. 2.7. Regulation
   9. 2.8. Person-centred care
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 04 July 2025

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 04 July 2025

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

   Updated: 30 April 2026

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

      Updated: 30 April 2026

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 30 April 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 27 November 2025

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 04 July 2025

   4. 5.3. Primary care

      Updated: 26 September 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized care

      Updated: 27 November 2025

   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 14 February 2025

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care
   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care
   12. 5.11. Mental health care

       Updated: 27 November 2025

   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 30 April 2026

6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 12 August 2025

   1. 6.0. Introduction
   2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms

      Updated: 12 August 2025

   3. 6.2. Future developments
7. 7. Assessment of the health system
   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Health system governance
   3. 7.2. Accessibility
   4. 7.3. Financial protection
   5. 7.4. Health care quality
   6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
   7. 7.6. Health system efficiency
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction