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: 18 July 2024

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Overview of the health system
   3. 2.2. Historical background
   4. 2.3. Organization
   5. 2.4. Decentralization and centralization
   6. 2.5. Planning
   7. 2.6. Intersectorality

      Updated: 18 July 2024

   8. 2.7. Health information management

      Updated: 30 May 2023

   9. 2.8. Regulation

      Updated: 12 August 2021

   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 29 May 2025

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 30 September 2018

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

      Updated: 29 May 2025

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments
   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance
   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 01 January 2020

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 03 June 2019

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

      Updated: 03 June 2019

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 02 August 2022

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health
   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 30 October 2018

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care
   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care
   6. 5.5. Emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 02 August 2022

   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
   14. 5.13. Complementary and alternative medicine
   15. 5.14. Health services for specific populations

       Updated: 01 March 2021

6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 10 October 2022

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

      Updated: 10 October 2022

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 24 May 2017

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 22 October 2022

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Stated objectives of the health system
   3. 7.2. Financial protection and equity in financing

      Updated: 22 October 2022

   4. 7.3. User experience and equity of access to health care
   5. 7.4. Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency

      Updated: 24 January 2022

   7. 7.6. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction