The AHEAD Network at the 25th Journées LAGV

The AHEAD Network organizes two thematic sessions on the economic analysis of health and environmental challenges in developing countries, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean region, as part of the 25th edition of the LAGV.

The AHEAD Network

The AHEAD network is an interdisciplinary Mediterranean research network. Its purpose is to promote scientific cooperation and the development of interdisciplinary research around contemporary issues related to environment, health and development.

The AHEAD TENTH SYMPOSIUM

The AHEAD Network hosted its 10th symposium, “AI and Digital Health: Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health in the MENA Region,” on 11–12 December 2025 in Marseille. The two-day event marked a decade of interdisciplinary research, international collaboration, and policy engagement across the Mediterranean and beyond.

Research Paper : Does efficiency in health care increase inequalities?

🔄 Bidirectional causality: Healthcare efficiency increases health inequalities, and health inequalities increase inefficiency.
📈 Addressing health inequalities first may enhance system efficiency.

🏥 Read the study in Social Science & Medicine.

HIGHLIGHTS

The AHEAD hosted its 10th symposium on “AI and Digital Health: Challenges and Opportunities for Public Health in the MENA Region”.

Research focus

Is the quest for efficiency harmful to health equity? An examination of the health efficiency-equity nexus in OECD countries over the past two decades.

AHEAD SYMPOSIUMS

The AHEAD Symposiums are the premiere Euro-Mediterranean regional event where the community of researchers and scholars from both developed and developing countries meet to present, elaborate and discuss their research works.

AHEAD Webinars

Forthcoming