The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the former Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI), is reestablished as an autonomous federal government institute having its own legal personality as the main government body in charge of three main tasks as expressed in the regulation number 301/2013: Research, based on national public health research agenda on priority public health and nutrition issues, generate, translate and disseminate scientific and technological knowledge; surveillance, for the early identification and detection of public health risks and prevent public health emergencies through adequate preparedness, alert, timely information during public health emergency, respond effectively and timely and ensure rapid recovery of the affected population from the impact of public health emergency; Referral diagnostic and Analytical tests and support the capacity building of health and food science laboratories at the national level for quality laboratory services. The mission for Ethiopian Public Health Institute is to improve the health of the general public of Ethiopia through undertaking research on priority health and nutrition issues for evidence based information utilization and technology transfer; effective public health emergency management; establishing quality laboratory system; and training public health researchers and practitioners for best public health interventions.