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: 11 June 2024

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

      Updated: 11 June 2024

   5. 2.4. Planning
   6. 2.5. Intersectorality
   7. 2.6. Health information systems
   8. 2.7. Regulation
   9. 2.8. Person-centred care
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 01 December 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
   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 December 2025

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 29 September 2025

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

      Updated: 29 September 2025

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 28 January 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 09 December 2022

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

      Updated: 07 February 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized care

      Updated: 13 January 2023

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

      Updated: 28 January 2026

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 28 January 2025

   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care
   12. 5.11. Mental health care
   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 01 March 2024

   14. 5.13. Health services for Indigenous peoples
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 01 December 2025

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

      Updated: 18 September 2023

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 01 December 2025

7. 7. Assessment of the health system
   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Health system governance
   3. 7.2. Accessibility
   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