Boko-Haram has increased their attacks along the Cameroon boarder in the Far North region of Cameroon since 2013. The prevalence of malnutrition in the north of Cameroon is high. Regions like the Adamawa, North and Far North regions have a prevalence of malnutrition of 5.2%, 6.7%, 9.0%, respectively; and, in addition to that, 1289 children have been admitted for therapeutic care due to malnutrition from the above regions. This crisis has an impact on access to livelihoods, because insecurity reduces access for farmers to harvest and impacts the upcoming sowing season, which has a direct impact on nutrition. Furthermore, the frequent attacks and displacement of persons in the Far North of Cameroon goes hand-in-hand with other issues, such as water shortage, shelter, food shortages and limitations to other basic needs.

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Reproductive System problems among the elderly are a major cause for concern. Understanding elderly reproductive health problems and helpseeking behaviours is a prerequisite for providing comprehensive geriatric care to them. This research examines reproductive health problems and help seeking behaviours among the elderly in Bamenda I, North West Region. A convenient sampling method was used to select 57 participants for the study. Data was collected at community level and analyzed using SPPSS version 17 analyzed. The results showed that 50.1% of the respondents were males and 49.1% were females. The findings revealed that 83.0%of the participants had reproductive problems such as low satisfaction with the current level of sexual activity (57.9%), concerns about libido (36.0%), irritation of genitals (52.6%), premenopausal problems (42.1%) and the majority of them never had appropriate care. Drugs such as those for Diabetes were consumed by 24.6% of the participants while 65.9% of the elderly witnessed a change in their sexual/reproductive health function. With regards to help seeking behaviour, 36.8% of the participants who seek help in the hospital, 35.1% from traditional doctors, 15.8% from the church, 5.3% auto-medication, 5.3% pharmacy and other sources not identified accounted for 1.8%. The challenge ahead is to modify and restructure the primary health care system based on the concepts of reproductive health care that can accommodate the current needs of elderly men and women in our society to improve on their reproductive health and wellbeing.Copy Right, IJAR, 2017,. All rights reserved. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Background:-The developments in health care have led to a change in the demographic pyramid enabling an increase in life expectancy, and the growth in the number of people that lies in the age range of the older population brings new challenges for them and the society [1,2].