The World Health Organization (WHO) announced in Geneva late on Wednesday that it was releasing $3 million from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies for the response, in both countries, said Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"WHO is providing medical supplies, supporting both countries to respond and working with partners to provide specialised medical care."
He said three flights in all were due to bring medical supplies including surgical trauma kits, two of them arriving in the theatre of operations within hours. He said in addition, 77 national and 13 international emergency medical teams made up of health professionals from across the world, were deploying.
He noted the added hazard of Syria's ongoing cholera outbreak, which has infected around 85,000 there already.
