The Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) is a diverse, dynamic, inclusive and innovative 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. The ADN is led by the Universities of Leicester and Kansai, in collaboration with Chittagong University, Delhi University, the University of the West Indies, Right Insights, International Planned Parenthood Federation, UNDP-Nairobi, Orissa State Volunteers and Social Workers Association and the All India Disaster Management Institute. The ADN’s mission is: to develop a robust and active network that works towards finding theoretical and practical solutions to reducing ‘avoidable deaths’.