University of ElImam Elmahdi is committed to play a leading role in building national capacity on improving health status of communities with special focus on endemic diseases control & treatment through its Centre of Epedimic Diseases Researches and Studies.

The centre is located in White Nile State (Kosti city)  which is known to be one of the boundaries states with Southern Sudan country , a geographical  location that reflect the importance of special attention to made for  the abroad spread of epidemic diseases, in addition there were many agricultural and developmental schemes that  be assessed in terms of their environmental and health impacts .

The university  have qualified research staff members in many disciplines related to endemic diseases control & treatment namely public health, epidemiology, parasitology , environmental health, radiology, pathology,pharmacology, food hygiene, bacteriology and health education  . these staff members will help identify, assess and evaluate threats to human health as team work.

On the other hand there were many active  national and international organizations worked in fields of public health , water and sanitation and health promotion activities in  white Nile State , these organization will collaborate  in achieving the goal of the centre.