The IDVC is designed to meet the following goals
1. To advance the health of people in Jordan and the region through the study and control of infectious disease and vaccine sciences.
2. To develop a state of the art diagnostic capability for infectious diseases utilizing the most up to date methods with the aim of rapid and timely identification of infectious agents.
3.  To nurture regional capacity in vaccine development, manufacture, clinical trial testing, and public health evaluation of vaccine impact.
4. To build regional capacity in public policy planning, based on decision analysis modeling incorporating cost-effectiveness principles and regional priorities