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: 12 September 2025

   1. 2.0. Introduction
   2. 2.1. Organization
   3. 2.2. Decentralization and centralization

      Updated: 12 September 2025

   4. 2.3. Intersectorality
   5. 2.4. Regulation and planning

      Updated: 28 December 2021

   6. 2.5. Patient empowerment
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 26 January 2024

   1. 3.0. Introduction
   2. 3.1. Health expenditure

      Updated: 05 December 2021

   3. 3.2. Sources of revenue and financial flows

      Updated: 26 January 2024

   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 02 December 2022

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

      Updated: 09 February 2023

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 30 September 2022

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 30 March 2021

   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 30 September 2022

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 01 January 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 29 September 2024

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 09 February 2023

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care

      Updated: 01 January 2025

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care

      Updated: 30 November 2021

   6. 5.5. Emergency care
   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 13 May 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

       Updated: 03 August 2022

   13. 5.12. Dental care
6. 6. Principal health reforms

   Updated: 12 September 2025

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

      Updated: 12 September 2025

   3. 6.2. Future developments

      Updated: 29 September 2024

7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 29 September 2024

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Monitoring health system performance
   3. 7.2. Health system impact on population health
   4. 7.3. Access

      Updated: 29 September 2024

   5. 7.4. Financial protection
   6. 7.5. Health system efficiency
   7. 7.6. Health care quality and safety
   8. 7.7. Transparency and accountability
8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction