Health Care Reform in Kaluga Oblast, Russia: Provider Payment Reform in Six Sites

The program's geographic focus was on Eastern Province, with a specific emphasis on the districts of Kirehe and Kayonza. The initiative's timeframes were from 2018 to 2022, with a focus on implementing and evaluating the program's interventions. Recommendations for future initiatives include scaling up the program to other districts and provinces, as well as increasing support for women-headed households. The initiative's methodology involved a combination of farmer training, infrastructure development, and market linkage facilitation. The program's evaluation was based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative data, including household surveys, farmer interviews, and market data analysis. The results of the evaluation suggest that the initiative was successful in improving crop yields, household income, and food security indicators among program participants.