In this inspiring episode of The Power Panel Podcast, Ambassador Raychelle Omamo sits down with Pauline Irungu, a leading public health policy advocate and current Director of Policy and Public Affairs Accord for a Healthier World & Sub-Saharan Africa at Pfizer. Pauline’s journey from rural Kenya to global leadership in health policy is a masterclass in tenacity, collaboration, and quiet influence.
She shares how lessons from her grandmother—a Mau Mau treasurer—and her parents’ integrity shaped her purpose-driven approach to leadership and service.
Discover how Pauline’s collaborative leadership style helped shape Kenya’s HIV/AIDS ,child & maternal health policies, advance global maternal , newborn and reproductive health, advance health equity and amplify African voices in international policy spaces.
“Power in my sense is the ability to influence and create impact.” – Pauline Irungu