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Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

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  2. 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: 24 January 2024
      1. 4.0. Introduction
      2. 4.1. Physical resources
      3. 4.2. Human resources

        Updated: 24 January 2024
    5. 5. Provision of services

      Updated: 26 May 2025
      1. 5.0. Introduction
      2. 5.1. Public health

        Updated: 24 March 2025
      3. 5.2. Patient pathways
      4. 5.3. Primary care

        Updated: 31 May 2024
      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
      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: 03 February 2025
      1. 6.0. Introduction
      2. 6.1. Analysis of recent reforms
      3. 6.2. Future developments

        Updated: 03 February 2025
    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

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