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: 14 July 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Organization
   3. 2.2. Decentralization and centralization
   4. 2.3. Intersectorality
   5. 2.4. Regulation and planning
   6. 2.5. Patient empowerment

      Updated: 14 July 2025

3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 15 May 2024

   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

      Updated: 15 May 2024

   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance
   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 12 July 2019

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: 21 January 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 18 July 2025

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

      Updated: 21 January 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 18 March 2024

   6. 5.5. Emergency care

      Updated: 21 January 2026

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 21 January 2026

   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: 15 March 2023

   12. 5.11. Mental health care

       Updated: 06 September 2024

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

   Updated: 15 June 2022

   1. 6.0. Introduction
   2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms
   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 15 June 2022

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 06 October 2025

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Monitoring health system performance
   3. 7.2. Health system impact on population health
   4. 7.3. Access

      Updated: 21 January 2025

   5. 7.4. Financial protection
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Health care quality and safety

      Updated: 06 October 2025

   8. 7.7. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction