Additional Context: This information was reported by MSI Reproductive Choices, an international NGO working on reproductive healthcare. The outreach services lost would have delivered services to 'last-mile' communities in areas that are difficult to reach. According to the organization, money raised through the Choice Emergency Fund, set up by MSI to counteract the losses of funding through USAID, was able to ensure that five teams continued to deliver these services in Sierra Leone for two months serving 23,000 individuals.

Devex Researcher Note: In 2024, 13.6% of bilateral assistance for family planning and reproductive health care entering Sierra Leone originated from the United States. More U.S. funding is expected to have entered the country for these services through the United Nations Population Fund, which also lost significant programming due to U.S. aid cuts.

Source: MSI