Jeddah, December 12, 2022, SPA -- The Islamic Advisory Group (IAG) will hold its ninth annual meeting at the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah on 13 December 2022. The meeting will discuss the support provided by the group in tackling the current and emerging health challenges and the latest updates regarding polio eradication in the Islamic World among others. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the group’s partners and supporting organizations including: OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha; Member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, President of the Council of International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) and Imam of the Grand Holy Mosque Dr. Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid; Representative of the Grand Imam of Al Azhar and Grand Mufti of Egypt Dr. Shawky Allam; Representative of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the World Health Organization’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari. Representatives of priority countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia) will also attend the meeting. The IAG meetings are held annually to review progress made in the fight against polio in countries where the disease is still endemic or at risk of re-emerging and support their efforts in addressing religious misconceptions and counter false information regarding polio and other maternal and child health initiatives in addition to other critical health issues. --SPA 16:51 LOCAL TIME 13:51 GMT 0016 www.spa.gov.sa/w1825836