Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profile

1. 1. Introduction

   Updated: 09 March 2023

   1. 1.0. Introduction
   2. 1.1. Geography and sociodemography

      Updated: 08 October 2018

   3. 1.2. Economic context
   4. 1.3. Political context

      Updated: 09 March 2023

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

   Updated: 15 August 2025

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

      Updated: 22 July 2024

   5. 2.4. Decentralization and centralization
   6. 2.5. Planning

      Updated: 30 January 2020

   7. 2.6. Intersectorality
   8. 2.7. Health information systems
   9. 2.8. Regulation

      Updated: 15 August 2025

   10. 2.9. Patient centred care
3. 3. Financing

   Updated: 15 August 2025

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

      Updated: 12 December 2023

   4. 3.3. Overview of the statutory financing system

      Updated: 12 December 2023

   5. 3.4. Out of pocket payments

      Updated: 15 August 2025

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

      Updated: 08 October 2018

4. 4. Physical and human resources

   Updated: 15 July 2025

   1. 4.0. Introduction
   2. 4.1. Physical resources

      Updated: 03 April 2023

   3. 4.2. Human resources

      Updated: 15 July 2025

5. 5. Provision of services

   Updated: 15 August 2025

   1. 5.0. Introduction
   2. 5.1. Public health

      Updated: 09 March 2023

   3. 5.2. Patient pathways

      Updated: 08 October 2018

   4. 5.3. Primary / ambulatory care

      Updated: 30 September 2021

   5. 5.4. Specialized ambulatory care / inpatient care
   6. 5.5. Emergency care

      Updated: 15 August 2025

   7. 5.6. Pharmaceutical care

      Updated: 27 July 2023

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

   Updated: 11 August 2019

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

      Updated: 11 August 2019

   3. 6.2. Future developments
7. 7. Assessment of the health system

   Updated: 15 August 2025

   1. 7.0. Introduction
   2. 7.1. Stated objectives of the health system

      Updated: 15 August 2025

   3. 7.2. Financial protection and equity in financing
   4. 7.3. User experience and equity of access to health care

      Updated: 08 October 2018

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

      Updated: 27 July 2023

   7. 7.6. Transparency and accountability

      Updated: 22 July 2024

8. 8. Conclusions
   1. 8.0. Introduction