Singapore, Nov. 11 -- Asia Pacific has won the longevity race. The harder question now is whether it can win the health race that comes with it.

That was the message from Bayer at Longer Lives, Better Years: Reimagining Healthcare for Asia Pacific, a media event held alongside the Silver Economy Forum 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Hosted by the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) and the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society (MHAS) on 11 and 12 November, the forum is taking place in Asia Pacific for the first time.

Bayer, joined by clinicians and ageing specialists, called for earlier diagnosis, effective treatment and far greater investment in prevention. The shift they describe is simple to state and hard to deliver: stop waitin...