The British nurse who survived Ebola has criticised the Band Aid charity single for its "cultural ignorance" which he believes is "cringeworthy".
William Pooley was flown back to London after catching the disease in Sierra Leone but following his cure has returned to Africa once more.
He urged people who want to help fight Ebola to donate money to charities working with patients directly.
Mr Pooley criticised the lyrics in the reworked version of Do They Know It's Christmas? featuring One Direction, Bono and Ed Sheeran and put together by Bob Geldof.
"On the way into work I heard the first half of it. It's definitely being talked about here among my colleagues," he told Radio Times magazine.
"It's Africa, not another planet. That sort of cultural ignorance is a bit cringeworthy. There's a lyric about 'death in every tear'. It's just a bit much."
Asked if he had a message for British people who want to help fight the epidemic, he said: "I would say that it's a good idea to read as much as you can about what's going on in West Africa, and if you feel so inclined then donate some money to one of the charities, like King's, that are working out here, directly caring for Ebola patients."
His comments come after pop star Emeli Sande, who featured in Band Aid 30, said the song needed rewriting.
She apologised "if the lyrics of the song have caused offence" and said that new lyrics she and African artist Angelique Kidjo recorded did not make the final version.
Lily Allen said she turned down a request to sing on the record, saying: "I prefer to do my charitable bit by donating actual money".
The new recording - which became the fastest selling single of the year - marks the 30th anniversary of the song, which was originally put together to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Last month Geldof used some colourful language to dismiss criticism of the song in an interview with Sky News.
When told the song had been labelled as "trite" and "patronising" he said it was "b******s".
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