The monthly Clinic Health day was held on the 28th of August 2007 at the AHI Youth Friendly clinic. The programme was designed to educate young people on issues relating to health, growth and development. The theme of the event was “Self Esteem” and a good number of young people turned up for the celebration despite the fact that they were on vacation.

	Young people listening to the talk on self-esteem

Dr. Yinka Adeniran, the resident doctor for the month facilitated the programme and spoke elaborately on the definition of self esteem, factors that influence and affect self esteem as well as how self esteem; either positive or negative could influence decision making, assertiveness, goal settings, gender roles and other issues that basically concern young people.

According to him, the beliefs we have in ourselves whether of being beautiful or ugly, tall or short, dark or fair, etc. result in the level of our self esteem and that people will not value a person more than he/she values his/her self. Dr. Adeniran also said that people who valued and esteemed themselves high would have value for others and life in general.

The highlight of the day was the questions and answers session where young people asked various questions ranging from how to improve one’s self esteem without giving others an inferiority complex to how to help their friends who weren’t present at the occasion improve their self esteem.

All questions were duly and satisfactorily addressed by the facilitator.

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