ɪnˈɪʃəli, sˈɪf wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ væksˈiːnz ænd sˈiəɹə tə ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ kˈɛmɪkəl ˈænɐlˌaɪzᵻz ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ ænd fˈuːd.
Initially, SIFF was responsible for providing vaccines and sera to the population and performing chemical analyses of water and food.