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Aging Is
an Opportunity

Around the world, people are living longer as birth rates decline. As this dramatic shift in global demographics escalates, both public policymakers and the private business sector must reevaluate their long-term strategies. The changing landscape offers significant rewards for those with the foresight to adapt.

Silver is the new green. That’s why we’re stepping up to address population aging with new ways of thinking.

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  • THE WORLD’S
    60+ POPULATION

    + 2

    BILLION

    By the year 2050

  • SPENDING
    POWER OF

    $ 15

    TRILLION

    By 2020, nearly double
    that of the 60+
    population in 2010

  • AGING MARKET
    STRATEGIES

    % 15

    Only a fraction of businesses have developed plans for the aging population

Our Initiatives

We’re meeting the challenges caused by global aging with winning strategies for economic growth and market solutions that help governments and businesses adapt to these massive demographic shifts.

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Reimagining Public Policy for Healthy Aging and Sustainable Economic Growth in an Aging World

The Global Coalition on Aging developed a comprehensive central narrative and set of talking points, Adult Immunization and the Pillars of Prevention: Reimagining Public Policy for Healthy Aging and Sustainable Economic Growth in an Aging World. The narrative and talking points are intended as a resource to empower anyone working to ensure global aging is a path for healthy longevity, fiscally sustainable economic growth, and social value creation to communicate effectively and persuasively about the importance of adult immunization for 21st century aging of societies.

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Vaccine-Preventable Respiratory Disease, Life Course Immunization, and Chronic Disease Management: The Healthy Aging Difference

On December 10, 2024, the Global Coalition on Aging brought together global experts across noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), life course immunization, healthy aging policy, economic and fiscal policy, and patient advocacy for a private roundtable. The discussion examined the growing evidence linking NCDs and vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases (VPRDs), like influenza, RSV, Covid, and pneumonia.  

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Leveraging Travel as a Catalyst for Healthy Longevity

This GCOA report, developed in partnership with Transamerica Institute, explores how travel serves as a catalyst for healthy longevity, enhancing physical health, cognitive resilience, and social connection. With insights from an expert roundtable, the report highlights the overlooked role of travel in public health and economic strategies.

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Announcing the Aging with Heart Alliance: A New Initiative on Cardiovascular Disease

The Aging with Heart Alliance, launched by GCOA, is a global initiative dedicated to elevating cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a critical public health priority, particularly in the context of population aging. By bringing together leading experts across cardiovascular health, aging, healthcare, and advocacy, the Alliance aims to drive systemic changes in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care to combat the rising burden of CVD.

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Member Initiatives

  • New research from Bank of America and the National Menopause Foundation highlights disconnects between employer and employee perceptions of support around menopause. The research demonstrates the value of a menopause-specific benefit program as an imperative for future female employees and a point of differentiation in becoming an employer of choice. More »

  • Launched in November 2019, the VALUE initiative is a collaboration between GCOA and Pfizer Global Medical Grants that will award a single or multiple grants for up to $1 million USD to improve uptake of vaccines among older adults in Japan, the world's first super-aging society. More »

  • TIAA Institute, in partnership with AgingWell Hub at Georgetown University, has conducted a series of studies examining workplace attitudes and retirement planning among young adults, providing guidance to financial advisors, and society to help young adults secure their financial future. More »

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Our Membership

We represent some of the world’s most influential brands, providing them with strategic insights, best practices, and access to a growing network of influencers that can maximize their business potential and turn global aging into a catalyst for productivity and wealth creation.

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  • Market Preparation

    Our analysis of the aging market and related markets helps shape global receptivity to longevity-related business solutions.

  • Thought Leadership

    Our understanding of the policy landscape helps strategically position businesses with the stakeholders leading the global dialogue on aging.

  • Public Policy Influence

    Our relationships with governments and global institutions enable us to inform them about the opportunities associated with aging populations.

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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.

Joe Biden’s ‘Cancer Moonshot’ May be Derailed by New Policies, Including His Own

For almost a decade, President Biden has championed a bold “cancer moonshot” — an initiative he first launched in 2016, revived early in his administration, and reiterated during this year’s State of the Union. It is a laudable goal, especially for an aging nation where cancer and chronic disease are on the rise. There’s just one problem: Recent federal and state policies are poised to derail the incredible progress made in oncology since 2016. A rash of policies now threatens to limit access and slow progress towards new breakthroughs.

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24 Jun 2024

Global Coalition on Aging, Leading G7 Government Officials, Call for Incentivized Antibiotic Innovation

The Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA), in partnership with the Japanese Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association (JPMA), and public health leaders call on G7 governments to fund pull incentives and make “fair share” investments in antibiotic innovation to fight the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. GCOA, JPMA, and health and government officials from the European Union, Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom recently convened to discuss how G7 countries must respond. GCOA today published a report detailing takeaways from the closed-door meeting, “The Role of G7 Governments in Global Efforts to Encourage Antimicrobial Development Through a Pull Incentive: Challenges and Collaboration.”

Press Releases

08 May 2024

Kishida and Biden Face a Similar Demographic Crisis

Your front page story “Japan wrestles with age-old problem as population declines at record rate” (Report, April 13) and the letter in the same edition from Tim Hill, “A gently declining population is no reason to panic”, both describe what all societies face as they modernise in the 21st century.

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17 Apr 2024

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.

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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

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