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OECD Forum Virtual Event: Healthcare in the Digital Age

11 December 2020

GCOA’s CEO, Mike Hodin, joined OECD Deputy Secretary General Knudsen and other global leaders on a virtual panel, Healthcare in the Digital Age, as part of an OECD Forum series.

Panelists:

Shwen Gwee, Vice President and Head of Global Digital Strategy, BMS

Michael Hodin, CEO, Global Coalition on Aging

Kamran Khan, Founder & CEO, BlueDot, Canada

Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, Deputy Secretary General, OECD

Stefano Scarpetta, Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD

Esti Shelly, Director, Digital Health, Ministry of Health, Israel

Angela Spatharou, Partner, McKinsey

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a powerful impetus to accelerate the digitalisation of healthcare. From improved early warning tools to enhanced diagnosis capacities and personalised treatments, there are few domains in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies have as much potential as in healthcare. Yet, there are also very few sectors that embody as well the significant risks and challenges that we face in harnessing digital innovation.

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Latest Developments

We keep our members and partners in touch with the most recent updates and opinions in the worldwide dialogue on population longevity and related issues.

2024 AMR Preparedness Index Progress Report Highlights Urgent Need For Global Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Today, the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) launched the 2024 AMR Preparedness Index Progress Report. Released in the lead up to the United Nations General Assembly 2024 High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) this September, the 2024 Progress Report assesses how the eleven largest global economies have advanced on calls to action laid out in the 2021 AMR Preparedness Index.

Press Releases

15 Feb 2024

New Global Analysis Across Five Cities Shows Inequities in Adult Immunization Uptake, Signaling Need to Redesign Local and National Policy Interventions

GSK, in collaboration with the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), announced a new report from the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science (IQVIA Institute). The report, funded by GSK, explores the role of social and structural determinants of health in adult vaccine access and uptake across five global cities with strong data about their aging populations: Bangkok, Thailand; Brussels, Belgium; Chicago, US; Manchester, United Kingdom; and New York City, US.

Press Releases

06 Dec 2023

New Report From the Global Coalition on Aging Highlights the Connection Between Adult Immunization and Economic Health in Aging APEC Region

As leaders from across the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region convene in San Francisco over the next week, a new report from the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) points to investments in healthy aging as a growing economic imperative amid the region’s changing demographics. According to the new report, programs that keep populations healthy, active, and productive – like adult immunization – are increasingly becoming a prerequisite for economic stability and growth.

Press Releases

09 Nov 2023

Menopause, the Silver Economy and Workplace Opportunities

As we recognise World Menopause Day, take a moment to consider the economic power, diverse expertise and skills, and incredible societal contributions of the estimated 1.1 billion post-menopausal women worldwide by 2025—a population on-par with China or India, and dwarfing any other country. Indeed, if we want to fuel the vibrant $15 trillion silver economy, societies, governments, and employers must empower older women in the future of work, including solutions that fight stigma and increase workplace support related to menopause.

In the News

18 Oct 2023

Best Practices for Engaging a Multigenerational Workforce

Employers are grappling with a myriad of workforce-related issues ranging from productivity to attracting and retaining talent, but many may be overlooking some seismic shifts that are reshaping the future of work: longevity, population aging, and the multigenerational workforce.

In the News

17 Oct 2023

Brazil Must Fight Antibiotic Resistance

The threat posed by antimicrobial resistance is urgent and spares no country - including Brazil. According to The Lancet, 63 deaths per 100,000 are associated with AMR in Brazil and Paraguay, a rate that exceeds the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. AMR-associated deaths in Brazil are second only to cardiovascular diseases and cancers.

In the News

12 Sep 2023

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