New York, NEW YORK & Tokyo, JAPAN (August 5, 2019) – Today, the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) and the Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) published a new report, Measures to Ensure Healthy Ageing. The report connects economic growth and fiscal sustainability to healthy ageing and preventive healthcare measures, and points, in particular, to vaccines for adults as a key strategy.

Michael Hodin, PhD , CEO of the Global Coalition on Aging, issued a call to action to address widespread poor vision and barriers to eye health in the aging population at the Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit in Washington.

NEW YORK (July 23, 2019) – The de Blasio Administration, in partnership with the New York City Council and the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), announces the appointment of 18 new Age-friendly NYC Commission members, complementing 28 reseated members. The Commission is comprised of leaders from government, nonprofit, business, education, and health care.

Helsinki, FINLAND (July 15, 2019) – Global, national, and local business and government leaders came together in Helsinki last week for the first time ever to drive action toward co-created innovation in products, services, and public policies that help enable and meet the needs of our growing global aging society.

The biggest mistake countries can make is to see ageing as a problem, Mr Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General for Health in the European Union (EU), has said.