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

   Updated: 01 July 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

      Updated: 01 July 2024

   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: 21 September 2024

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

      Updated: 21 September 2024

5. 5. Provision of Services

   Updated: 29 October 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 20 March 2025

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

      Updated: 16 December 2024

   5. 5.4. Specialized care

      Updated: 29 October 2024

   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 09 October 2025

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 29 October 2025

   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care
   12. 5.11. Mental health care
   13. 5.12. Dental care
6. 6. Principal health reforms
   1. 6.0. Introduction
   2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms
   3. 6.2. Future developments
7. 7. Assessment of the Health System

   Updated: 24 May 2025

   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

      Updated: 24 May 2025

8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction