Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

1. 1. Introduction

   Updated: 05 October 2021

   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: 05 October 2021

2. 2. Organization and governance

   Updated: 31 July 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Historical background
   3. 2.2. Organization

      Updated: 15 September 2023

   4. 2.3. Decentralization and centralization
   5. 2.4. Planning
   6. 2.5. Intersectorality
   7. 2.6. Health information systems

      Updated: 01 May 2023

   8. 2.7. Regulation

      Updated: 20 February 2025

   9. 2.8. Person-centred care

      Updated: 31 July 2025

3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 20 February 2025

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure
   3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows

      Updated: 15 September 2023

   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 15 September 2023

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments
   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance

      Updated: 15 September 2023

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

      Updated: 20 February 2025

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 03 February 2023

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

      Updated: 03 February 2023

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 31 July 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 05 October 2021

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

      Updated: 05 December 2022

   5. 5.4. Specialized care
   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care
   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 31 July 2025

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

       Updated: 31 July 2025

   12. 5.11. Mental health care
   13. 5.12. Dental care
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 30 July 2022

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

      Updated: 30 July 2022

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 17 December 2021

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 30 July 2022

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Health system governance
   3. 7.2. Accessibility

      Updated: 30 July 2022

   4. 7.3. Financial protection
   5. 7.4. Health care quality

      Updated: 01 March 2020

   6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
   7. 7.6. Health system efficiency
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction