The playbook offers step-by-step guidance to replicate the successful vaccine confidence initiative led by GCOA with the Age-friendly NYC Commission, in early 2021. It is based on a series of community-focused webinars that convened health and medical experts as well as community leaders from across New York City to address questions and concerns from the community…

This report summarizes key takeaways from our October 2020 virtual roundtable on health innovation and economic growth in Japan. The report highlights the importance of health innovation in Japan and in ageing societies around the world. GCOA and the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) co-organized the roundtable, which was sponsored by Pfizer Japan. The roundtable was…

This report summarizes the key takeaways from an October 2020 virtual roundtable on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and explores the multifaceted risks posed by AMR in aging societies globally, and Japan in particular. The roundtable was co-organized by GCOA and the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) and sponsored by Pfizer Japan. Click here to read the full press…

The first webinar, Science, Older New Yorkers, and Covid-19 Vaccination: A Virtual Forum Advancing Trust and Confidence for Older New Yorkers, featured a panel of cross-sector experts answering questions from New Yorkers about vaccine safety and the science behind the Covid-19 vaccines. The second webinar, NYC Community Leaders on Building Trust & Confidence for Older New Yorkers…

The Alliance to Beat COVID-19 (ABC) aims to encourage COVID-19 immunization for all. The goal of the initiative is to build acceptance with the hesitant, protect the most vulnerable, and facilitate uptake of the vaccine within the 60+ population. As two leaders in science and health strategy, Novim and GCOA are joining forces in our ABC…