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: 01 June 2026

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

      Updated: 01 June 2026

   6. 2.5. Intersectorality
   7. 2.6. Health information systems
   8. 2.7. Regulation
   9. 2.8. Person-centred care

      Updated: 01 June 2026

3. 3. Financing
   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
4. 4. Physical and human resources
   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources
   3. 4.2. Human resources
5. 5. Provision of Services

   Updated: 01 June 2026

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 01 June 2026

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

      Updated: 01 June 2026

   5. 5.4. Specialized care
   6. 5.5. Urgent and emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 03 December 2025

   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   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: 07 August 2025

   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 June 2026

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

      Updated: 01 June 2026

   3. 7.2. Accessibility
   4. 7.3. Financial protection
   5. 7.4. Health care quality

      Updated: 01 June 2026

   6. 7.5. Health system outcomes
   7. 7.6. Health system efficiency

      Updated: 03 December 2025

8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction