Avoidable Deaths Network

What Avoidable Deaths Network does

The Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) is a global membership network dedicated to avoiding human deaths from natural hazards, naturally triggered technological hazards, and human-made disasters in low- and middle-income countries. Founded on March 12, 2019, at Kyoto University during the GADRI Summit, ADN operates under the Institute for Environmental Futures and is hosted at the University of Leicester in the UK. The organization is led by Founding President Dr. Nibedita Ray-Bennett (University of Leicester's School of Business) and President Dr. Hideyuki Shiroshita, with a core operations team of approximately seven named officers. ADN's core technology is not proprietary software but rather a set of methodological frameworks — most notably the Case Station methodology (applied to snakebite deaths via CaSA in Odisha, heatwave deaths via ACaSA in Ahmedabad, and tsunami deaths in Japan) and the Reproductive Health Care in Crisis (RHCC) intervention approach prototyped with Facility and Mobile RH Kits in Bangladesh.

ADN's business model is a nonprofit membership network funded by donations, institutional grants, and academic partnerships (University of Leicester, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, IPPF Designated Regional Funds, Kansai University, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute). Membership is free and recruited through the website, with no pricing or paid tiers. The organization serves four active Country Chapters (Bangladesh, India, Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan), maintains over 30 Regional Coordinators across approximately 17 countries, and delivers programming through Junior Champions (primary/secondary school engagement), Future Leaders (mentorship/internships), an annual International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) global campaign on March 12, Special Sessions webinars, symposia, and two ISSN-registered publications (ADN Newsletter ISSN 2435-2608 and ADN Junior Champion Magazine ISSN 2759-0380). Between December 2024 and December 2025 ADN engaged over 637 registered participants across seven Special Sessions webinars, five side events at major conferences, and two magazines, and the IAD4AD 2026 campaign featured 15 speakers from nine countries. As of December 2024 ADN holds membership in the Santiago Network under the UN Climate Change framework.

Name

Avoidable Deaths Network

Legal name

Avoidable Deaths Network

Website

https://avoidable-deaths.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Avoidable Deaths Network is a global nonprofit membership network, founded in 2019 and hosted at the University of Leicester, that researches and advocates to reduce disaster-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries through country chapters, case stations, and knowledge-exchange programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disaster Risk Reduction Network

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education in Emergencies (EiE) & Safe Schools (BPADAKAJ), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Disaster risk reduction
• Global membership network
• Research knowledge exchange
• Humanitarian advocacy network
• Disaster mortality prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Odisha

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Institutional Funding: ADN operates as a nonprofit organization under the Institute for Environmental Futures. The network accepts donations through the Institute for Environmental Futures' website. Revenue comes from institutional grants, donations, and partnerships with academic institutions like the University of Leicester.
2. Membership: ADN operates a membership network where members join through a mailing list subscription. Members receive exclusive annual newsletters, bulletins, and information on knowledge exchange activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

The Avoidable Deaths Network is a global, nonprofit membership network connecting researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders to reduce disaster-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Its core offerings include free membership, the annual IAD4AD awareness campaign, Country Chapters in Bangladesh, India, Oman, and Taiwan, and capacity-building programs (Junior Champions, Future Leaders). It also delivers disaster-specific research initiatives such as the Case Stations for avoidable snakebite, heatwave, and tsunami deaths, and the Reproductive Health Care in Crisis (RHCC) intervention approach, including prototyped Facility and Mobile Reproductive Health Kits for use in Bangladesh.

Product overview

Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) operates as a global membership network rather than a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy programs, publications, and research initiatives focused on reducing disaster-related deaths. The core offering is the ADN Membership Network, which connects stakeholders in disaster risk reduction. ADN publishes the ADN Newsletter (ISSN 2435-2608) and the ADN Junior Champion Magazine (ISSN 2759-0380). Major programs include the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) annual campaign, Case Stations for various death causes (snakebite, heatwave, tsunami), Facility and Mobile Reproductive Health Kits for disaster settings, Country Chapters in multiple nations, and youth-focused programs including Future Leaders and Junior Champions. The network also maintains resource repositories on snakebite and COVID-19, produces video/podcast content, and organizes Special Sessions webinars. ADN functions under the Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ADN Membership Network

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 637 participants engaged in Special Sessions between December 2024 and December 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Orissa State Volunteers Social Workers Association (OSVSWA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2023OSVSWA collaborated with Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett to launch the Case Station for Avoidable Snakebite Deaths (CaSA) in Burujhari, Ganjam, Odisha. OSVSWA assists with post-disaster rapid assessments and community engagement.
• University of LeicestercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADN is hosted at the University of Leicester. Founding President Dr. Nibedita Ray-Bennett is based at the University's School of Business. The network was officially launched at the University and maintains close ties for research collaboration and academic programs.
• Institute for Environmental FuturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADN operates under the Institute for Environmental Futures, strengthening its mission to reduce disaster-related deaths. Donations to support ADN's initiatives can be made through the Institute's website.
• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPPF is a key research partner for ADN's reproductive health in disasters projects. IPPF-SARO collaborated on the RHCC approach research in Bangladesh and received IPPF's Designated Regional Funds for upscaling the RHCC project.
• All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIDMI, led by ADN Advisory Board Member Mr. Mihir Bhatt, collaborates with ADN on heatwave death prevention and launched the Ahmedabad Case Station for Avoidable Deaths (ACaSA) in partnership with ADN.
• Doers (Himachal Pradesh, India)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoers is an ADN organizational partner based in Himachal Pradesh, India. They organized events for UN's International Mountain Day and collaborate on Himalayan mountain community sustainability projects.
• Data Management Aid (Bangladesh)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerData Management Aid, led by Mr. Maqbul Bhuiyna, is a research partner in Bangladesh for ADN's reproductive health in disasters projects.
• National Chi Nan University (Taiwan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Chi Nan University in Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan hosts the ADN Taiwan Chapter, led by Professor Jie-Ru Chen and Dr. Yi-Tzu Lin.
• Makerere University (Uganda)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADN collaborated with Makerere University, Uganda for a Special Session at the G.O.R.I.L.L.A. Conference titled 'Let's Talk About Avoidable Deaths: Views from Multiple Sectors'.
• Kansai University (Japan)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKansai University awarded a Visiting Researcher Fellowship to ADN's Dr. Hideyuki Shiroshita and Regional Coordinator Dr. Yazidhi Bamutaze to strengthen the relationship between ADN and ADN Hub-Uganda.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF): IPPF is a core research partner for ADN's RHCC (Reproductive Health in Climate-related Disasters) approach, with IPPF-SARO collaborating on the project in Bangladesh. Both organizations work on reproductive health in disaster and crisis settings.
• CDAC Network (Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities): CDAC Network is a consortium of humanitarian, media development, and communication organizations working on disaster-affected communities. ADN's community-led, knowledge-exchange model and Regional Coordinator structure parallel CDAC's network-approach to disaster response.
• Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI): GADRI is a network of disaster research institutes where ADN was originally launched at the 2019 GADRI Summit. Both are global academic/research networks focused on disaster risk reduction research and knowledge exchange.
• All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI): AIDMI is a key ADN partner (Mr. Mihir Bhatt on ADN Advisory Board) that co-launched the Ahmedabad Case Station for heatwave deaths. Both are community-focused disaster risk reduction organizations working in India on avoidable deaths.
• PreventionWeb: PreventionWeb is a UNDRR-hosted knowledge-sharing platform for disaster risk reduction. ADN's publications, newsletters, and resources serve a similar knowledge exchange function for DRR practitioners and researchers.
• Sphere Standards / Sphere Association: Sphere is a global movement setting standards for humanitarian response and disaster preparedness, including mortality reduction. ADN's mission of reducing avoidable deaths aligns with Sphere's humanitarian charter and quality standards.

Broad incumbents

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC): The IFRC is the world's largest humanitarian network with 191 national societies, focused on disaster response, preparedness, and reducing disaster mortality. ADN operates at a much smaller scale in the same disaster risk reduction space, targeting the same vulnerable populations and policy frameworks (Sendai Framework).
• UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): UNDRR is the UN system lead for disaster risk reduction and the custodian of the Sendai Framework, which ADN explicitly aligns with. Both organizations work on disaster mortality reduction, policy advocacy, and knowledge exchange at a global level.
• CARE International: CARE is a major humanitarian NGO working on disaster response, women's health in crises, and community resilience in LMICs. ADN's reproductive health in disasters work (RHCC) and Bangladesh focus overlap with CARE's maternal health and disaster programs.
• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps is a large global humanitarian organization working on disaster response, climate adaptation, and community resilience in fragile and disaster-affected contexts. It operates at a much larger scale but in overlapping geographies and disaster risk reduction themes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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