Watch the devastating human cost of UK and USAid cuts in Sierra Leone

Documentary A matter of life or death: giving birth in Sierra Leone
Published Feb 28, 2026

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Can Sierra Leone keep its mothers alive?
It’s been a year since Trump’s aid cuts sent shock waves around the world. But in one maternity hospital in Freetown it’s the loss of UK funding that threatens to unravel years of steady progress to address maternal mortality.

Filmed, produced and directed by: Paul Myles and Chris Walter

Filmed, produced and directed by: Paul Myles and Chris Walter

Editor: Sophie Larkin-Tannett

Executive producer for Fuller: Eliza Anyangwe

Executive producer for Channel 4 News: Dani Isdale

Impact producer for Fuller: Erica Hensley

Film produced for Fuller by On Our Radar in partnership with Channel 4 News

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