Dr. Boubacar Touré

Dr. Boubacar Touré is the most experienced obstetrician-gynaecologist in this profile at CHU Gabriel Touré in Bamako — Mali's principal academic hospital and the country's national referral centre for complex obstetric and gynaecological conditions. With 20 years of specialist practice, Dr. Touré is a senior figure in Malian obstetrics and gynaecology, having trained generations of residents and shaped the obstetric care protocols used across the country's hospital network. Mali has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in West Africa, driven by high fertility rates, poor access to skilled birth attendance in rural areas, malaria in pregnancy, and delayed referral for complications. At CHU Gabriel Touré, Dr. Touré manages the most severe cases — pre-eclampsia progressing to eclampsia, severe post-partum haemorrhage, uterine rupture, and obstructed labour — often transferred from regional hospitals hundreds of kilometres away in critical condition. He has also devoted significant professional energy to addressing vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) — a condition caused by prolonged obstructed labour that leaves women with chronic incontinence and social isolation — providing surgical repairs at CHU Gabriel Touré and through outreach camps in rural Mali. He holds a master's degree in reproductive health and has taught reproductive health policy at USTTB. His 20 years of dedication to women's health has made him one of Mali's most respected and trusted obstetric specialists.

Dr. Touré completed his Doctorat en Médecine at the Faculté de Médecine et d'Odonto-Stomatologie (FMOS) of USTTB Bamako. He earned his Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées (DES) en Gynécologie-Obstétrique through a residency at CHU Gabriel Touré and completed a Maîtrise de Science en Santé de la Reproduction at the USTTB — giving him a strong grounding in reproductive health policy alongside clinical expertise. He undertook advanced training in vesico-vaginal fistula surgery at the Hôpital National de Niamey in Niger and through the UNFPA Fistula Care programme. He is ALSO-certified and a certified trainer in Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC).

Dr. Touré's clinical expertise covers the full spectrum of obstetric and gynaecological surgery. His most critical skills lie in managing obstetric emergencies: he is highly experienced in emergency caesarean section, including perimortem section in critically ill patients, management of severe post-partum haemorrhage using pharmacological, mechanical, and surgical approaches including B-Lynch suture and peripartum hysterectomy, and immediate management of eclampsia with magnesium sulphate and rapid delivery. His vesico-vaginal fistula repair skills — developed through dedicated training and practice — address one of the most socially devastating consequences of obstructed labour in rural Mali. In elective gynaecology, he performs myomectomy for symptomatic uterine fibroids, laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy and ovarian pathology, and colposcopy-guided treatment for cervical precancerous lesions.

Dr. Touré has published in the Médecine d'Afrique Noire and the African Journal of Reproductive Health on vesico-vaginal fistula epidemiology in Mali, maternal mortality audit findings from CHU Gabriel Touré, and the management of malaria in pregnancy. He co-authored the Société Malienne de Gynécologie-Obstétrique's national clinical guidelines for emergency obstetric care and has presented at FIGO and SOMAGO conferences on fistula prevention and safe motherhood in West Africa.

Dr. Touré consults in French and Bambara and provides care for international patients in Bamako including expatriates, diplomatic personnel, and members of the Malian diaspora returning from France, Canada, or elsewhere. He provides comprehensive antenatal care for high-risk pregnancies, gynaecological consultations, and specialist emergency obstetric management. For pregnant patients requiring foetal medicine services, neonatal intensive care, or oncological gynaecological treatment beyond Mali's capacity, he facilitates referrals to Senegal, Ivory Coast, or France and provides complete obstetric documentation for international patient transfers.

Dr. Touré received the Prix d'Excellence en Gynécologie-Obstétrique from the Société Malienne de Gynécologie-Obstétrique in recognition of 20 years of outstanding clinical service and for his leadership in safe motherhood advocacy. He was honoured by UNFPA Mali for his contributions to the national fistula repair programme and was selected by FIGO as a regional champion for obstetric fistula elimination in West Africa.