ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fˈoʊkəsᵻz ˌɔn pɹɪpˈɛɹdnəs ɪnðə fˈiːld ʌv kəmjˈuːnɪkəbəl dɪzˈiːzᵻz ænd ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl mˈɛdəsən, mˈɛntəl hˈɛlθ, dɹˈʌɡ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ, hˈɛlθ, pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən stˈʌdiz, lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹibˈeɪst ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd sɚvˈeɪləns.
The institute focuses on preparedness in the field of communicable diseases and environmental medicine, mental health, drug research, health, population studies, laboratory-based research and surveillance.