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
   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
   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: 26 September 2025

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

      Updated: 26 September 2025

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 26 September 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 26 September 2025

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

      Updated: 26 September 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized care
   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: 14 February 2025

   13. 5.12. Dental care
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 25 November 2024

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

      Updated: 25 November 2024

   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