Louis Lillywhite

Chatham House, St John Ambulance. Retired UK Surgeon General.

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

https://t.co/hvr9NYDtDa Wales spends 49% of its budget on health. If it does not adapt it will squeeze out all other spending - or go broke!

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@MohgaKamalYanni @ChathamHouse @CHGlobalHealth See https://t.co/MPV4oXhYXG for a second opinion.

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@MohgaKamalYanni @ChathamHouse @CHGlobalHealth You have not read my post properley. I set out the situation as laid down in the Laws of Armed Conflict. I made it clear that even if Hamas is abusing these Laws, thus rendering the protection invalid, Israel still has a duty to minimisee harm to civilians.

[Sophie Harman @DrSophieHarman]

This is not provocative, it is poorly researched, poorly argued, and dangerous.

Can’t believe a respected group as @CHGlobalHealth would publish this or lead with this as a deliberate headline

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@Lowkey0nline To clarify - I simply stated what the law states. One may not like the law, if so change it, but one cannot ignore it. I reiterate - hospitals should not be attacked as they are protected. Even if they lose their protection, the attacker still has responsibilities.

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@boredonterra @ChathamHouse @CHGlobalHealth "it can't just be based on feelings or assumptions" - I agree, you are correct. Hopefully both Hamas and Israel will be held to account for any breeches of the Laws of Armed Conflict. PROOF NEEDED!

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@ui_imair @ChathamHouse @CHGlobalHealth Hospitals must be protected so bombing them is wrong - in some circumstances they can lose their protection but so far we have not seen proof from the Israelis to justify the loss of protection. Russia has never claimed that Ukraine Hospitals have been used for military purposes

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

The Hamas-Israeli conflict and the resulting casualties are very much in our mind. Hopefully some degree of humanity will revail. See @ChathamHouse

https://t.co/gxX1nWHCJS

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

https://t.co/ZnItwDufTx
Just published the results of a Round Table which we held to mark the 5 year anniversary of the UN Security Council 2286 on the prevention of attacks on healthcare.

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@DreJoanneLiu Is not the issue more complex? The potential diversion of funds from other programmes which save millions of lives; and (assuming similar epidemiology to High Income countries) the cost falls on the young and middle-aged but the benefit on the elderly. Where the balance?

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

Does Restricting Travel During a Pandemic Work? https://t.co/Uiz7Vbn4PD via @ChathamHouse

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@BenjaminMMeier @KarenGrepin Is revising the IHR a realistic prospect? Revisions will need the approval of the member States, some of whom think the current measures impact unreasonably on their Sovereignty and may seek to weaken the provisions if the IHR is opened for debate.

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

At #gc70 at Lancaster House at meeting reviewing relevance etc in lat 70 years of Geneva Conventions (CG)

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@CHGlobalHealth Exercise started

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

@CHGlobalHealth Exercise in #mikkeli Finland as part of #toxitriage about to start

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

At #toxitriage CBRN civil defence exercise at #mikkeli in Finland testing new technologies for identifying chemical agents, diagnosis, triage and patient tracking.

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

But preparedness of surrounding countries doubled on objective measures, and manpower for vaccination comes from local countries. But need for highly qualified assistance from outside Region. But still short of finance!

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

At @MunSecConf with @CHGlobalHealth to hear from Dr Tedros DG WHO on Ebola in DRC. What next? Will the disease spread outside the borders? Is there sufficient finance? What impact the Security situation with a distrustful population?

[Louis Lillywhite @LLillywhite]

President of Rwanda speaking about harnessing NGOs and church, planning stockpiles, coordinating financing. Gap in clinical development in area of trials.