Out of Step: TB policies in 29 countries

Out of Step 2017 includes the results of a 29-country survey on national TB policies and practices. The report was created to identify gaps in implementation and monitor progress towards ending TB. While countries have made progress since the Out of Step 2015 report, much more work needs to be done to make sure that these policies are fully implemented across all communities, so that they will make a real difference to people affected by TB.

Out of Step in EECA is a regional adaptation the Out of Step 2017 report that focuses on TB diagnosis and treatment challenges in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). An epidemic of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) is on the rise in EECA, where nearly half of all TB cases are multidrug-resistant and the number of people with DR-TB is increasing by more than 20% each year.