Dr. Drissa Toure has dedicated his research career to building community-based participatory programs to improve healthcare access for the MCH populations. He is an innovative leader with proven successful work in private and public universities, and international health organizations. He is an established researcher in the field of child and maternal health in minority populations.

Dr. Toure has demonstrated experience leading research to understand the social, epigenetic, and biological factors associated with environmental and child health. With degrees in Medicine (M.D.) and Public Health (Ph.D., M.P.H), he has gained more than 21 years of experience working with diverse populations. He worked with students and researchers to design research and evaluation projects using robust mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative).

Dr. Toure has hands-on experience developing programs and conducting research in hard-to-reach settings and the ability to build interdisciplinary local, national, and international collaboration to improve equity and reduce disparities for women, newborns, and children.