Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

1. 1. Introduction

   Updated: 09 November 2017

   1. 1.0. Introduction
   2. 1.1. Geography and sociodemography
   3. 1.2. Economic context
   4. 1.3. Political context

      Updated: 09 November 2017

   5. 1.4. Health status
2. 2. Organization and governance

   Updated: 28 March 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Overview of the health system
   3. 2.2. Historical background
   4. 2.3. Organization

      Updated: 28 March 2025

   5. 2.4. Decentralization and centralization
   6. 2.5. Planning
   7. 2.6. Intersectorality

      Updated: 28 March 2025

   8. 2.7. Health information management
   9. 2.8. Regulation

      Updated: 01 January 2022

   10. 2.9. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 02 February 2026

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 01 January 2023

   3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows

      Updated: 01 January 2023

   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 02 February 2026

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments

      Updated: 01 January 2021

   6. 3.5. Voluntary health insurance
   7. 3.6. Other financing
   8. 3.7. Payment mechanisms

      Updated: 31 May 2018

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 02 November 2018

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 02 November 2018

   3. 4.2. Human resources
5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 28 March 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 03 February 2025

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 01 January 2023

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care

      Updated: 28 March 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 01 January 2023

   6. 5.5. Emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care
   8. 5.7. Rehabilitation / intermediate care
   9. 5.8. Long term care

      Updated: 12 September 2017

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

       Updated: 08 August 2024

   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 02 February 2024

   14. 5.13. Complementary and alternative medicine
   15. 5.14. Health services for specific populations
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 28 March 2025

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

      Updated: 28 March 2025

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 02 February 2024

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 01 January 2023

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

      Updated: 01 January 2023

   4. 7.3. User experience and equity of access to health care
   5. 7.4. Health outcomes, health service outcomes and quality of care
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction