The communities, rights, and gender (CRG) regional overview ‘Breaking the silence: human rights, gender, stigma and discrimination barriers to TB to TB services in EECA region’ was developed as part of the multi-country program “Advancing People-Centered Quality TB Care - From the New Model of Care Towards Improving DR-TB Early Detection and Treatment Outcomes” (TB-REP 2.0), financed by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and implemented by the Center for Health Policies and Studies (PAS Center) as the principal recipient.