Health care conceives within its ambit any activity, at once with an intention, to improve the state of physical, mental and social function of human beings. Health care is indefeasible and pivotal for making the populace healthier and comfortable as well as to save human lives in conflict situations. To meet the social and economic development and also indeed to empower people so that they can take healthy decisions, the health care system requires proper vision, necessary skill and knowledge.

During any nightmare situation like armed conflict, the system, that is always seen to be crippled down, is nothing but the health care system. There is no exception, amid such mayhem, uphill and down dale.Conflict is a kind of swamp into which health care is always seen to sink first. The effects of war upon the health care system exist for a long duration of time span even after the last shot is fired. Without any doubt, armed conflicts evidently contribute to the deterioration of the health care of the war-torn areas as well as the health status of the affected common civilian. The catastrophic effects of armed conflicts include casualties during war, long-lasting physical and psychological effects on non-combatant adults and children, the reduction of human and financial resources available to meet social needs, and the creation of a climate hostile to human habitat.

Armed conflict is empirically an anathema on health care system. In an armed conflict zone, it is literally impossible to secure all the health care facilities that human lives require to survive. Nevertheless, much effort remains unturned to ensure at least the minimum health care in conflict areas. Hence, the cost of inaction would be potentially high.