Oyewale Tomori

“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.”

“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.”

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

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