GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has collected $65 million support for the health sector in the Gaza Strip, a representative said on Monday.

The funds will distributed among health service providers in Gaza to ease the crisis besetting the sector, deputy head of humanitarian affairs at the OIC Ataa al-Manane Bakhiti said at a Cairo press conference.

Donated by several Islamic organizations, $15 million dollars will be delivered immediately in order to meet the basic needs of medical facilities, Bakhiti said.

A Palestinian representative at the "Gaza 2012" conference said the sector requires $60 million to get out of the immediate crisis.

Severe fuel shortages in the blockaded coastal strip in recent months further disrupted the struggling health profession, which faces deficits of medical supplies and functioning equipment.

Representatives from Malaysian, Saudi Arabian, Egyptian and British Islamic groups attended the conference on Gaza's health sector.