Dr. Serah Muteru is a public-sector quality control pharmacist and regulatory affairs leader dedicated to safeguarding the quality and safety of health products in Kenya. She currently serves as General Manager for Regulatory Affairs, Quality and Safety at the Kenya BioVax Institute, leading quality oversight, regulatory coordination, and product safety for locally manufactured vaccines and health technologies. Her career includes 18 years at the National Quality Control Laboratory, where she progressed through technical and managerial roles and served as Acting CEO for 15 months, building national systems for testing, surveillance, and oversight of medical products.
She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a Master’s degree in Medical Microbiology, complemented by training in global health and leadership, and is recognized for establishing quality systems that have strengthened public confidence in locally regulated health technologies.
She believes women’s leadership brings humanity into public health — listening deeply, centering people’s needs, and driving change with compassion and courage to build health systems that work for everyone.
Fun fact: Dr. Muteru finds her reset in nature — near water, under trees, in stillness — returning to her responsibilities each time with renewed clarity and purpose.