Paulyne, is the Medical Devices and diagnostics lead at the Pharmacy and Poison Board, the regulatory authority for Kenya and whose work in regulatory framework development spans 10 years. She is also the Chair of the African Medical Devices Forum- the continental technical committee under the African Union.
At the PPB, Dr Wairimu is responsible for policy development, and the establishment of the Market authorization function. The regulation of Medical devices and health systems strengthening efforts at the authority have followed the International best practices as guided by the international Medical Device regulators forum.