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: 21 March 2025

   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

      Updated: 01 November 2017

   7. 2.6. Intersectorality
   8. 2.7. Health information management

      Updated: 21 March 2025

   9. 2.8. Regulation
   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment

       Updated: 09 December 2019

3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 19 March 2025

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure
   3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows

      Updated: 01 April 2024

   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 19 March 2025

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments
   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance

      Updated: 15 April 2024

   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 07 November 2023

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 23 March 2026

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 23 March 2026

   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 31 July 2025

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 14 May 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 28 March 2023

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 11 April 2024

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care

      Updated: 13 February 2023

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 04 September 2023

   6. 5.5. Emergency care

      Updated: 11 September 2017

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 07 May 2019

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care

      Updated: 05 May 2024

   9. 5.8. Long term care
   10. 5.9. Services for informal carers
   11. 5.10. Palliative care
   12. 5.11. Mental health care

       Updated: 14 May 2026

   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 12 April 2018

   14. 5.13. Complementary and alternative medicine
   15. 5.14. Health services for specific populations

       Updated: 15 June 2018

6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 15 May 2025

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

      Updated: 04 August 2016

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 15 May 2025

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 30 July 2025

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Stated objectives of the health system
   3. 7.2. Financial protection and equity in financing

      Updated: 18 July 2023

   4. 7.3. User experience and equity of access to health care

      Updated: 30 July 2025

   5. 7.4. Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Transparency and accountability

      Updated: 10 September 2019

8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction