{"id":369120,"date":"2011-04-05T08:59:34","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T08:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/05\/plane-crash-takes-the-life-of-dr-boubacar-toure\/"},"modified":"2011-04-05T08:59:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T08:59:34","slug":"plane-crash-takes-the-life-of-dr-boubacar-toure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/05\/plane-crash-takes-the-life-of-dr-boubacar-toure\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane Crash Takes the Life of Dr. Boubacar Toure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"73.822719449225\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rescue.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Rescue Committee<\/a> (New\u00a0York)\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p> 5 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>press release<\/p>\n<p>The International Rescue Committee is profoundly saddened to confirm that Dr. Boubacar Toure, our senior reproductive health advisor in Congo, was among those who died in a United Nations plane crash today in Kinshasa.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Toure, 63 and a native of Guinea, was an internationally recognized leader in the maternal health field and was deeply committed to reversing high levels of maternal mortality in Congo and other countries where he has worked.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Toure, known to most as Bouba, joined the IRC in Congo in 2008 to oversee an extensive reproductive health care program in four war-impacted provinces.<\/p>\n<p>Under his tenure, the program grew further in scale and became an international model. Dr. Toure worked closely with the Ministry of Health and with specialized agencies to provide state-of-the-art training for hundreds of health care workers; improved national policies regarding health care for women and girls; mentored emerging health care leaders in Congo; dramatically increased access to emergency obstetrics, family planning and other vital services; and insured that hospitals and remote clinics were supplied with life-saving medicines.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Toure also provided leadership for reproductive health care training in other African countries.<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues who worked alongside him, or who participated in his training sessions, recall his lively sense of humour and the infectious passion with which he spoke of improving access to reproductive health services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Toure devoted his life to improving health services for women and girls,\u201d says George Rupp, the IRC\u2019s president. \u201cHis dedication was apparent to all who met him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his long career, Dr. Toure frequently lectured at universities and gave presentations on reproductive health issues around the world. In 2010, he was a featured panelist at a U.S. State Department conference in Washington during which he discussed the unique health needs of women and girls in conflict zones, and in particular, stressed the need for resources to respond to complications in pregnancy and childbirth in settings such as Congo.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Toure received his medical training at the First Institute of Medicine in Moscow. He also received a Masters of Public Health and Public Health Administration from the University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Salamantou, four children and one grand-child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur heart goes out to Dr. Toure\u2019s family, friends and colleagues around the world who knew and admired him,\u201d says Ciaran Donnelly, the IRC\u2019s regional director in Congo. \u201cHis humanity and vibrant spirit were an inspiration to us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Continue Reading:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104050275.html\" title=\"Plane Crash Takes the Life of Dr. Boubacar Toure\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plane Crash Takes the Life of Dr. Boubacar Toure<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> International Rescue Committee (New\u00a0York) 5 April 2011 press release The International Rescue Committee is profoundly saddened to confirm that Dr. Boubacar Toure, our senior reproductive health advisor in Congo, was among those who died in a United Nations plane crash today in Kinshasa. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-369120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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