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: 26 March 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Organization
   3. 2.2. Decentralization and centralization
   4. 2.3. Intersectorality

      Updated: 26 March 2025

   5. 2.4. Regulation and planning
   6. 2.5. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 25 November 2025

   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: 25 November 2025

   5. 3.4. Out-of-pocket payments

      Updated: 14 November 2024

   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance
   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 01 August 2022

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 02 September 2024

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

      Updated: 02 September 2024

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 29 May 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 27 January 2025

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 29 May 2026

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care
   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 15 June 2023

   6. 5.5. Emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 01 June 2023

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

       Updated: 01 September 2020

   11. 5.10. Palliative care

       Updated: 28 November 2022

   12. 5.11. Mental health care

       Updated: 18 February 2024

   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: 20 May 2026

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Monitoring health system performance

      Updated: 20 May 2026

   3. 7.2. Health system impact on population health
   4. 7.3. Access
   5. 7.4. Financial protection

      Updated: 27 March 2023

   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Health care quality and safety
   8. 7.7. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction