Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

1. 1. Introduction

   Updated: 20 June 2025

   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

      Updated: 20 June 2025

2. 2. Organization and governance

   Updated: 02 October 2024

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

      Updated: 22 March 2024

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

      Updated: 02 October 2024

   7. 2.6. Intersectorality
   8. 2.7. Health information management
   9. 2.8. Regulation
   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment
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
   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources
   3. 4.2. Human resources
5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 01 September 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 01 January 2019

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

      Updated: 31 January 2024

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care
   6. 5.5. Emergency care

      Updated: 01 September 2025

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care
   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 20 June 2025

   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care

       Updated: 01 September 2025

   12. 5.11. Mental health care
   13. 5.12. Dental care
   14. 5.13. Complementary and alternative medicine
   15. 5.14. Health services for specific populations
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 24 March 2024

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

      Updated: 24 March 2024

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 18 February 2019

   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

      Updated: 18 February 2019

   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