Sadness of reviving Band Aid is that it has to be done at all
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All bets are off, all speculation redundant, all sense of anticipation extinguished. Westlife and the St Winifred&#39;s Church Choir might as well take this year off.
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The massive relief operation continues to be hampered by insufficient coordination nearly a month after the tragedy.
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&quot;We want a public inquiry, but thatâs the one thing they wonât let us have. In any other case, in any other country, each one of these things - HIV, hepatitis C or CJD - would have warranted a public inquiry&quot; - Andy Gunn, Haemophilia suffer.
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What does it take? A fireside chat from Nelson Mandela doesnt work. The pleas of pop icons like Bono fall on deaf ears.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: That members have not delivered on Gleneagles is not in doubt. But Make Poverty History made aid delivery seem too simple.
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Aid agencies taking part in the largest relief effort in history struggled Thursday to get food, water and medicine to survivors of this week&#39;s massive earthquake and tsunamis that officials said likely killed more than
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Some public health experts watching the aftermath of the tsunami disaster fear the outpouring of emergency relief supplies and the rush to head off outbreaks of disease will prove misguided or wasteful in some respects.
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Some worry that not enough support exists to help US troops bear the psychological toll of having killed.
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The new Band Aid single, which was released yesterday, has become the fastest selling single of the year in the UK. The single sold 72,000 copies yesterday.
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What can you do to lend a hand in the wake of tragedy?
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Two of the biggest rivals in music are putting their differences behind them for the Band Aid charity record. Blur&#39;s Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher from Oasis don&#39;t really get on that well but have agreed
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The hospitals in Banda Aceh, Indonesia are overflowing with the wounded, sick and homeless. Doctors vow they can make room when necessary, but teeming wards and backlogged operating tables have restricted their efforts.
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Helping Iraq is hard to do. Many aid organizations have already pulled out their international staffs and, faced with the kidnapping of the director of CARE International in Iraq, some are wondering if they ...
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Â· Medical chief urges new donor schemeÂ· Observer launches reform campaign
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Tim Wakefield put it behind him a long, long time ago. It was never healthy to dwell on something so upsetting and so devastating. If you let negative experiences define you, then moving forward is practically impossible.
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Presumed consent for organ donation scheme put on back burner as taskforce unveils alternative measures
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A Delhi clinic is offering hope to the desperately ill. But the medical establishment is not convinced.