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: 10 May 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: 10 May 2024

   8. 2.7. Regulation
   9. 2.8. Person-centred care
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 24 March 2026

   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 (private) health insurance
   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 24 March 2026

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 11 August 2025

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 09 October 2023

   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 11 August 2025

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 24 March 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 24 March 2026

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

      Updated: 31 January 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized care

      Updated: 03 August 2023

   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care

      Updated: 30 October 2024

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care
   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation and intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 02 June 2023

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

   Updated: 15 May 2022

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

      Updated: 15 May 2022

   3. 6.2. Future developments
7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 31 January 2025

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Health system governance
   3. 7.2. Accessibility
   4. 7.3. Financial protection

      Updated: 31 January 2025

   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