Health Ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will discuss a host of reports on the implementation of the Strategic Health Program of Action (2014-2023), during their sixth conference to be held in Jeddah from 5-7 December, 2017, under the theme "Health in all Policies".
The event’s agenda feature a speech by the Saudi Health Minister and Chairman of the Sixth Conference Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah on the second day. The agenda also includes speeches by Turkish Health Minister and Chairman of the fifth session, OIC Secretary General, to be followed by a panel discussion to adopt the terms of reference of the Lead Country Coordinators groups and the Steering Committee on Health in the OIC Member States.
Participants in the conference include delegations headed by Health Ministries from the OIC member states and regional and international observer organizations. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations. It endeavors to safeguard and protect the vital interests of the Muslim world, boost Islamic solidarity among member countries and support cooperation between them in political, economic, social, cultural and scientific fields.