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: 11 September 2024

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Organization

      Updated: 04 March 2024

   3. 2.2. Decentralization and centralization
   4. 2.3. Intersectorality

      Updated: 11 September 2024

   5. 2.4. Regulation and planning

      Updated: 28 February 2020

   6. 2.5. Patient empowerment

      Updated: 09 February 2023

3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 25 August 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
   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments

      Updated: 25 August 2025

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

      Updated: 24 April 2023

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 31 December 2021

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 04 May 2021

   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 31 December 2021

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 25 August 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 08 August 2024

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

      Updated: 15 September 2023

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 03 February 2025

   6. 5.5. Emergency care

      Updated: 04 May 2021

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 26 June 2024

   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
   13. 5.12. Dental care

       Updated: 25 August 2025

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: 15 February 2020

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Monitoring health system performance
   3. 7.2. Health system impact on population health
   4. 7.3. Access
   5. 7.4. Financial protection
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Health care quality and safety

      Updated: 15 February 2020

   8. 7.7. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction