Ssali is an experienced social scientist with a long track record in the field stretching back to the late 1990s. Her areas of interest include
HIV/
AIDS, Gender, Reproductive Health, Health Systems, Public Policy and Politics. Much of Ssali's research focuses on hidden and non-heteronormative behaviors as well as minority groups.[5] Her research has focused on her native country Uganda, but often involves other African countries and distant continents, including Europe and North America.[1] Some of he work include (1) Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention.[6] (2) Gender, economic precarity and Uganda government’s covid-19 response.[7] (3) Using life histories to explore gendered experiences of conflict in Gulu District, northern Uganda: Implications for post-conflict health reconstruction.[8] (4) Reasons for disclosure of HIV status by people living with HIV/AIDS and in HIV care in Uganda: an exploratory study.[9] (5) Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda.[10] (6) Are health systems interventions gender blind? examining health system reconstruction in conflict affected states.[11] (7) Ebola in the context of conflict affected states and health systems: case studies of Northern Uganda and Sierra Leone.[12]
On the Makerere University Council, Ssali represents the Academic Staff.[1] She is also a member of the ReBUILD Research Consortium, based at Queen Mary University in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4]
Professor Ssali is a member of the Advisory Board of "The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program", a collaborative effort among social scientists in research and academia in Africa and the United States.[13]