The centre was built by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Centre for Disease Control and Baylor Uganda. It is expected to help the region in sharing data on the outbreak of emergency diseases such as; Ebola, Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, and Rift Valley Fever among others.

For the last five years, districts along the border with DR Congo, especially Kasese, have been experiencing the outbreak of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever and Ebola and many lives have been lost.