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Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground Armed conflicts bring death and disability both on and off the battlefield. The health consequences off the combat zone include those due to displacement of populations, breakdown of health and social services, and increased risks of disease transmission [1-3]. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 35 countries out of which 60 % belonged to the resource-poor category, faced conflict or entered into post-conflict phase during 1989–2008 [4]. Resource-poor countries caught in conflict situations face monumental social and health challenges including high morbidity and mortality, economic down-trends, human and capital flight and destruction of infra-structure [4]. Between a quarter and a half of the countries in post-conflict situation also experience a renewal of th