The IAD4AD 2026 campaign has been successfully completed!
During the IAD4AD Month in March, more than 30 events were held around the world, all aimed at reducing avoidable deaths. New ADN chapters were launched in Taiwan and India, and a collaborative podcast series was conducted in partnership with the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management.
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who joined us in celebrating IAD4AD.
This year’s Highlights Report will soon be available on our Resources page.
The Avoidable Deaths Network designated March 12 as the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) in 2023. Since then, we have been working with global partners every March to raise awareness and mobilize action to reduce avoidable deaths.
For IAD4AD 2026, regional coordinators and partner organizations around the world are actively preparing events and activities. As plans are confirmed, event details will be added to this page on a rolling basis.
We warmly invite you to follow these updates, join events in your region or beyond, and take part in the global conversation on preventing avoidable deaths. Whether you are a researcher, practitioner, policymaker, student, or community member, your participation matters.
If you are interested in organizing or joining IAD4AD activities in 2026, please feel free to contact us at contact@avoidable-deaths.net. We look forward to celebrating IAD4AD together and strengthening our shared commitment to reducing avoidable deaths worldwide.
If you have any questions about the global campaign, please refer to our FAQ page or feel free to contact us.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework for the Global Campaign
The Avoidable Deaths Network has prepared a guidance document on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Framework for event hosts. This framework is aligned with ADN’s 10-year global campaign (2023–2033) and is intended to help ensure that individual events contribute to shared learning and collective impact. All individuals and organisations planning to host an IAD4AD event in 2026 are requested to review and refer to this MEL framework when planning and implementing their activities.
The guidance document is available on cultural assets page. We kindly ask all event hosts to ensure that they consult it in advance.
Event list
| # | Date | Country | Institutions | Time | Activity | Lead (Regional Coordinator) |
| 1 | 1-Mar | Social media campaign: avoidable deaths | Nibedita | |||
| 2 | 3-Mar | Multiple | IDRiM Society | - | Podcast Series | Hideyuki |
| 3 | 3-Mar | UK | University of Leicester | 13:30 - 15:00 (GMT) | UNOCHA HNPW - Debate whether the climate crisis is a communication crisis | Mr. Asad Tahir Jappa |
| 4 | 4-Mar | UK | University of Leicester | 14:30 - 16:00 (GMT) | UNOCHA HNPW - Campaigning to Reduce Avoidable Deaths in a Climate- Challenged World | Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett |
| 5 | 4 and 5 March | Canada | Mount Royal University | 10-12 AM MST | Virtual Webinar and in-person interaction | Dr. Ranjan Datta, Dr. Jebunnessa Chapola & Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett |
| 6 | 7-Mar | India | AIDMI | 0900 AM to 1230 PM | Extreme Heat and Adaptation with Transportation Workers | Vishal Pathak |
| 7 | 10-Mar | Bangladesh | University of Dhaka | 9:00 AM | Drowning and its Prevention: International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) | Mohammad Fahimul Islam |
| 8 | 12-Mar | Philippines | UP Manila DRRM-H | 9 - 11 AM PHT | Webinar on Fire Prevention | Dr. Carlos Primero Gundran |
| 9 | 12-Mar | India | Fakir Mohan University | 11AM-02PM (IST) | Awareness Programme on Preventing and Responding to Snakebites in University Adopted Villages | Dr. Grace B Mundu & Mr. Sameer Kumar Jena |
| 10 | 12-Mar | Taiwan | Launch of ADN Taiwan Chapter | Professor Jie-Ru Chen & Dr. Yi-Tzu Lin | ||
| 11 | 12-Mar | UK | Leicester University | 18:45 (GMT) | Lighting up of the Attenborough Tower | Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett & Mr. Asad Tahir Jappa |
| 12 | 12-Mar | Pakistan | Chenab College Chiniot | 11.00am | IAD4AD + Launch of the Junior Champion Magazine Volume 5 | Tahira Khan |
| 13 | 12-Mar | Pakistan | Pearls Education City Bhowana | 12.00pm | IAD4AD + Basic Life Support Training Session | Mr. Asad Tahir |
| 14 | 12-Mar | Pakistan | Funpara Furniture Plaza | 11.00am | IAD4AD +Basic Life Support and Fire Safety Training Session | Tahira Khan |
| 15 | 14-17 Mar | Nepal | NHAFN | Webinar + NHAFN-Med School Chapter Mobilization for awareness | Dr. Pukar Gupta | |
| 16 | 15-Mar | Nigeria | COAL | 2-4PM | Open Mic on Avoidable Disaster Deaths in Nigeria | Patience Andrew |
| 17 | 15-Mar | India | Maa Manikeshwari University | 10-11am | Heat stress community awareness | Dr Madhulika Sahoo |
| 18 | 17-Mar | India | IIT Roorkee | 11:30 - 12:00 IST | IAD4AD Global Campaign | Dr. Anil Gupta |
| 19 | 19-Mar | India | KIIT | 10:00 - 4PM | Launch of ADN India Chapter | Dr. Ramya P. & Dr. Pratap Jena |
| 20 | 20-Mar | Belize | Galen University | 18:00 hrs | Webinar on School Safety and Sub National Plans on DRR in the education Sector | Zain Dueheney |
| 21 | 22-Mar | India/Latin America | AMDEL | Virtual Webinar to educate Latin American authors, and young children about IAD4AD celebration, and importance of the same. | Mr. Arkoneil Ghosh | |
| 22 | 22-Mar | India | 11:00 am IST at | Tree Plantation Campaign Against Pollution & Heatwave Deaths (Delhi NCR) | Mr. Snehendu Koner , Regional Coordinator ( India ) - Founder, ADS Ethical Research Foundation , Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India | |
| 23 | 23-Mar | India | Snakes & Snake Bite- Short session for College Students | Dr.Nikhil Paul | ||
| 24 | 24-Mar | UK | Aston University | 2-4pm | Launch of poster and blog on the Top 10 Avoidable Deaths in Asia | Dr Winifred Ekezie |
| 25 | 26-Mar | India/Pakistan | 6:30 pm IST/6 pm PST | Launch of the Junior Champion Magazine Volume 5 | Arkoneil Ghosh, Anushka Konar, Mr. Muhammad Asad Tahir, Ms. Tahira Khan | |
| 26 | 27-Mar | Thailand | Thammasat University | 9 am (GMT) | The future of health and wellbeing: University’s role in a changing world | Te Klangboonkrong |
| 27 | 27-Mar | Japan | Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing | 10:00 AM | Seminar for Students: Disaster-Related Deaths and ADN | Megumi Fujii and Hideyuki Shirosita |
| 28 | 27-Mar | Malawi | Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences | 9:00 AM | Seminar for Students: School of Business and Economic Sciences Student Representative Council | Chifundo Katanga |
| 29 | 31-Mar | Azerbaijan | N/A | TBD | Awareness campaign poster rollout and virtual webinar | Ms. Fidan Hasanova |
| 30 | 31-Mar | Japan | Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing | 12:00 PM | Seminar for Young Scientists: Disaster-Related Deaths and ADN | Megumi Fujii and Sakiko Kanbara |
| 31 | 31-Mar | Bangladesh | University of Dhaka | 10am | Planned rally involving Dhaka University teachers and students with the Vice-Chancellor in attendance. | Dr. Fatima Akter |
| 32 | 31-Mar | Cameroon | Pan African Institute for Development | 4pm | Safer Futures: Migration Policies and the Burden of Avoidable Deaths in Africa’s Irregular Pathways | Dr. Franklin BABILA |
| 33 | 31-Mar | ADN Hero Award Ceremony |