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: 19 January 2024

   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

      Updated: 19 January 2024

   8. 2.7. Regulation
   9. 2.8. Person-centred care
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

   Updated: 28 January 2026

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

      Updated: 28 January 2026

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 30 May 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 24 March 2025

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

      Updated: 30 September 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized care4

      Updated: 22 April 2024

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

      Updated: 21 May 2025

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care
   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers

       Updated: 30 May 2026

   11. 5.10. Palliative care
   12. 5.11. Mental health care

       Updated: 26 May 2025

   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 26 November 2024

6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 28 January 2026

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

      Updated: 28 January 2026

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 15 April 2024

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

      Updated: 15 April 2024

   4. 7.3. Financial protection
   5. 7.4. Health care quality
   6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
   7. 7.6. Health system efficiency
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction