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Oyewale Tomori Quotes

born 1946 Nigeria

Oyewale Tomori NNOM (born 3 February 1946) is a Nigerian professor of virology, former Regional Virologist for the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region, and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science.

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If your science doesn't affect the life of your people, nobody cares about you.

The foundation for controlling any disease, including mpox, is surveillance.

A balanced integration of these aspects of disease control and response is crucial for national preparedness for controlling mpox and, also, for responding to other current and future disease outbreaks.

Surveillance is the cornerstone of disease control. Vigilance is essential for avoiding disease outbreaks. Without early detection and monitoring, we will always be scrambling to catch up with advancing diseases.

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