This is the session note from the session on Day 1 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021) of the USAID YouthPower2 Symposium about Youth Leading COVID Responses and Track 2: Health 

Main Topic Focus
The session mainly focused on the fact that COVID-19 highlighted gaps in the health systemoperation times and venues (school versus community). The digital divide and inequitable access to technologyexacerbated the stress and isolation during the pandemic. Previously invisible issues of mental health became public during the pandemic.

Session Participants
Moderator: Zayithwa Fabiano, University of Wiltwatersrand (Malawi)
Presenter: Asonele Kotu, Founder, FemmConnect (South Africa)