His Royal Highness Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Minister of National Guard chaired a meeting with King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Arabic Health Encyclopedia team to follow up and inspect the development and updates of the stages of the encyclopedia, which was established based on the directives of the late King Abduallah bin Abdulaziz, May Allah rest his soul. The meeting was attended by Mr. Abdul Mohsen Al-Tuwaijri, National Guard’s Deputy Minister, H.E. Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Dr. Bandar Al Knawy, as well as the encyclopedia Director Dr. Abdulrahman Alsughayir.
The meeting covered several topics such as the current version of the encyclopedia in addition to reviewing the stages of which the encyclopedia went through and the services offered to its visitors. Moreover, Prince Miteb pointed out that the Internet and social media channels nowadays are becoming one of the most important sources of medical and health information, and it is our duty to improve the quality of Arabic health information content on the Internet, in an effort to serve all the Arabic speaking audience around the world. His Highness also discussed the future prospects for developing and updating the encyclopedia content. After that, Director of KAAHE, Dr. Abdulrahman Alsughayir delivered a presentation about the encyclopedia explaining how it will contribute in the process of spreading awareness and health education.
On another note, Prince Miteb expressed his gratitude to those in charge of the encyclopedia, their efforts in providing reliable health information that meets the aspirations of millions of visitors, predominantly being the only encyclopedia in the world to provide authentic information in Arabic and English, and supervised by a team of specialist and in collaboration with the most prestigious medical institutions in the world.
It is worth mentioning that King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Arabic Health Encyclopedia content includes educational materials in the fields of medicine, promotion of healthy diet and lifestyles, medical news and events, in addition to many interactive educational services.