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: 19 June 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Historical background
   3. 2.2. Organization
   4. 2.3. Decentralization and centralization
   5. 2.4. Planning

      Updated: 20 May 2025

   6. 2.5. Intersectorality

      Updated: 07 September 2024

   7. 2.6. Health information systems

      Updated: 07 January 2025

   8. 2.7. Regulation

      Updated: 19 June 2025

   9. 2.8. Person-centred care
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 19 June 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: 19 June 2025

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

   Updated: 15 January 2024

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

      Updated: 15 January 2024

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 01 September 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 01 September 2025

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

      Updated: 22 June 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized care

      Updated: 20 May 2025

   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care

      Updated: 11 July 2025

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 25 July 2024

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

      Updated: 01 March 2024

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

       Updated: 30 November 2020

   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: 01 September 2025

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Health system governance

      Updated: 31 January 2022

   3. 7.2. Accessibility

      Updated: 01 September 2025

   4. 7.3. Financial protection
   5. 7.4. Health care quality
   6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
   7. 7.6. Health system efficiency

      Updated: 15 January 2024

8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction