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Unveiling the Tragedy: Investigating the Causes and Consequences of a Devastating Train Accident

By Arkoneil Ghosh: The nation has been shaken by the recent train accident in Odisha’s Balasore. The train deviated from its intended route on Friday at 7 p.m. IST, departing from its journey that began in Kolkata on Friday afternoon…

ADN Annual Report submitted to Institute of Environmental Futures

On 17 August 2023, Avoidable Deaths Network released its fourth Annual Report. We submitted our first Annual Report to the Institute for Environmental Futures. The Annual Report can be downloaded through this link: Download Annual Report 2022-2023

‘Gender and Technology’ at the World Anthropology Congress 2023

On 13 August 2023, Dr Madhulika Sahoo and Dr Nibedita Ray-Bennett convened the panel ‘Gender and Technology’ at the World Anthropology Congress 2023 organised by KISS in Bhubaneswar, India. Four abstracts were received for this panel, and three speakers presented their…

Avoidable Deaths Network On Air of Two Prominent Radios of Barbados

1 December 2021 LISTEN NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD Shayla Murrell – Interviewer Information Officer, Barbados Government Information Service Daniel Mendez Avoidable Deaths Network Regional Coordinator – Caribbean Krishna Clarke Avoidable Deaths Network Regional Coordinator – Caribbean The Avoidable…

#InspireInclusion: International Women’s Day

By Dr. Madhulika Sahoo International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day of collective global action and celebration that belongs to all those committed to shaping women’s equality. The theme for this year IWD 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. According to the…

Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN): Building a Public Discourse on Saving Lives

By Dr. Shakuntala Pratihary “Jātasya Hi Dhruvo Mṛityu” – an important Indian philosophical statement explains the narrative that death always follows birth. But if the reason for death is occurring at a pre-matured stage of human life, then the loss…

Disaster deaths post major emergencies and how can they be reduced

By Professor Alois Hirschmugl On 12th of March, the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths, #avoidabledeathsday, will be held. For that reason, I thought about those deaths after major emergencies that could have been avoided and how to reduce them.…

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