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: 05 January 2026

   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: 05 January 2026

   9. 2.8. Regulation

      Updated: 12 August 2021

   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 20 February 2026

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 20 February 2026

   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: 15 February 2026

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 05 January 2026

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 05 January 2026

   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 05 January 2026

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 05 December 2025

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

      Updated: 30 October 2018

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care

      Updated: 05 February 2025

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

      Updated: 05 December 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
   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: 06 February 2026

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

      Updated: 06 February 2026

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 06 February 2026

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 20 February 2026

   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

      Updated: 20 February 2026

   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency

      Updated: 24 January 2022

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