The Health Systems in Transition (HiT) profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of policy initiatives in progress or development. HiT examine approaches to the organization, financing and delivery of health services and the role of the main actors in health systems; describe the institutional framework, process, content and implementation of health and health-care policies ; and highlight challenges and areas that require more in-depth analysis. HiT profiles seek to provide information to support policy-makers and analysts in the development of health systems.