Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

1. 1. Introduction

   Updated: 08 August 2018

   1. 1.0. Introduction
   2. 1.1. Geography and sociodemography

      Updated: 15 May 2017

   3. 1.2. Economic context
   4. 1.3. Political context
   5. 1.4. Health status

      Updated: 08 August 2018

2. 2. Organization and governance

   Updated: 01 September 2024

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

      Updated: 01 September 2024

   5. 2.4. Decentralization and centralization

      Updated: 21 February 2023

   6. 2.5. Planning

      Updated: 03 August 2023

   7. 2.6. Intersectorality

      Updated: 02 November 2020

   8. 2.7. Health information management

      Updated: 06 April 2018

   9. 2.8. Regulation
   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 30 November 2022

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 09 September 2019

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

      Updated: 01 January 2017

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments

      Updated: 30 November 2022

   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance

      Updated: 27 February 2019

   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 27 September 2017

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 18 June 2021

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 18 June 2021

   3. 4.2. Human resources
5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 01 May 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 20 April 2023

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

      Updated: 01 October 2024

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 15 January 2020

   6. 5.5. Emergency care

      Updated: 01 May 2025

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 25 September 2017

   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
   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 30 November 2016

   14. 5.13. Complementary and alternative medicine
   15. 5.14. Health services for specific populations
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 01 April 2024

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

      Updated: 01 April 2024

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 25 May 2017

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 08 August 2018

   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: 08 August 2018

   5. 7.4. Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Transparency and accountability

      Updated: 24 November 2017

8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction