Oyewale Tomori

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. Quotes If your science doesn't affect the life of your people, nobody cares about you. "Professor Oyewale Tomori: How the 39th Child of a Polygamous Farmer Became a World-Renowned Virologist", DAWN Commission The foundation for controlling any disease, including mpox, is surveillance. "Mpox: Nigeria's Public Health in Need of Urgent Improvement – Tomori", interview with News Agency of Nigeria, EnviroNews Nigeria, 18 August 2024 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. "Prof. Tomori Calls for Urgent Action as Nigeria Faces Monkeypox Outbreak Unprepared", Abuja City Journal, 19 August 2024 References External links Category:1946 births Category:Living people [[Category:Nigerian virologists]] Category:Scientists from Nigeria