English: Aside from developing strategies, standards, and policies for disease prevention and control, the center's other responsibilities shall include the implementation of disease surveillance and field epidemiology activities, the establishment and strengthening of public health laboratories, and the building of local capacity for surveillance and health research.
Filipino: Maliban sa pagbuo ng mga estratehiya, pamantayan, at mga polisiya para sa pagsugpo ng sakit, magiging responsibilidad din ng naturang center ang pagpapatupad ng disease surveillance at field epidemiology, ang pagpapatayo ng mga public health laboratories, at ang pagkakaroon ng lokal na kapasidad para sa surveillance at health research.