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 10th Anniversary

The AHEAD Network commemorated its 10th Anniversary by hosting its 10th Scientific Symposium on December 11 and 12, 2025, in Marseille. This two-day gathering celebrated a decade of interdisciplinary research, global cooperation, and ongoing policy advocacy throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond.

The AHEAD TENTH SYMPOSIUM

The AHEAD Network celebrated its 10th Anniversary with the organization of its 10th Scientific Symposium, held on 11–12 December 2025 in Marseille. This two-day event marked a decade of interdisciplinary research, international collaboration, and sustained policy engagement across the Mediterranean region 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.

The AHEAD Network

The AHEAD network seeks to identify, in a multidisciplinary manner, the interactions between health and environmental issues and to integrate sustainable development goals into public policies in developing countries.

HIGHLIGHTS

The AHEAD Network celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a Symposium held on 11-12 December 2025. This event marked a decade of interdisciplinary research and collaboration across the Mediterranean region and beyond.

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 NEWSLETTER

The AHEAD Network publishes a newsletter that presents news, workshops, working papers and accounts of scientific achievements of network members.