Worldwide software failure affects health services in Israel: Health Ministry

By Anadolu staff

The Israeli Health Ministry said on Friday that a global software malfunction has affected the hospitals and healthcare services in the country.

In a statement, the ministry said “a widespread worldwide malfunction in computer servers affected hospitals and other health services in Israel.”

It noted that “this is not a cyber attack but a malfunction in one of the software that led to the downfall of servers and computers.”

The Health Ministry added that it is working with a global company to quickly deal with the problem.

It did not provide any details on the specific hospitals affected by the malfunction.

* Writing by Ikram Kouachi