GCOA and Pfizer Global Medical Grants launched a $1 million grant program to improve uptake of vaccines among Japanese older adults. The Vaccines for All: Longevity Unleashed for Everyone (VALUE) initiative will support, advance, and validate quality improvement strategies that measurably increase the number of older adults in Japan who are immunized against at least one targeted vaccine-preventable…

The Scorecard reports on, measures, and compares current country-level performance in vision monitoring, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, care, and support for innovation. It also showcases best practices and highlights areas for improvement. The 15 countries included in our first edition of the International Vision Health Scorecard are Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Nigeria,…

New report published by the Global Coalition on Aging and Nutricia examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older people’s health and well-being. During the pandemic, the role of nutrition for health has come into sharper focus but still remains under-addressed. The report reinforces the need for integrated care pathways that incorporate nutrition and…

GCOA is proud to launch our new report titled, Empowering Women for Healthy Aging: Key Policy Actions to Address Health Challenges Across the Life Course, which calls on policy and health system leaders to advance gender equality and economic growth by empowering women to achieve healthy aging. Women’s access to quality healthcare and their economic…

In 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the globe, everything about the way we live and work changed. Workplaces quickly became virtual, cities dispersed, and a “new normal” began to take hold. For older adults, who are known to be at the greatest risk for infection, the data paints a stark reality. Adults over 80 experience…