[1] According to a paper published in BMC Health Services Research, the Arabic content of KAAHE is easy to understand for both experts and consumers.

[2] The idea of the encyclopedia was presented to His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Head of General Intelligence and Honorary President of the Saudi Health Informatics Society, who in turn conveyed the idea to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who kindly approved it and allocated a budget for the project.

The first phase of the project was launched at the Saudi e-Health Conference held in Riyadh on March 11, 2012 in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Head of General Intelligence and Honorary President of the Saudi Society for Health Informatics to be the first scientifically reliable Arab health encyclopedia on the Internet.

The encyclopedia contains five main sections: medical topics, towards a healthy life, management and treatment, medicine and health news, and additional resources.

Moreover, the Arabic Health Encyclopedia offers personalized services and interactive applications, in a clear and easy-to-use way.