Richard Ssempala
Biographic Data
| ID | 6331899 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Ssempala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Ssempala |
| SIGNATURE | SSEMPALA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5688-5835 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Political prioritization of alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Uganda faces a rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) at a time when pressure to mobilize domestic health financing is increasing. These challenges have become more acute since January 2025, when geopolitical shifts and donor fiscal tightening led to substantial reductions in external health funding. Consequently, policymakers have renewed interest in health taxes as a mechanism both to reduce consumption of harmful produc…
Barriers to raising taxes on tobacco products in Uganda
Raising taxes on tobacco is considered the most effective measure for reducing tobacco consumption. Although Uganda ratified WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco control which recommends levying taxes on tobacco products by up to 75% of their retail price, in Uganda taxes on tobacco stagnated at 35% between 2017 and 2024. There is little in-depth research interrogating the political economy underpinning tobacco tax policy in Uganda. The aim of t…
Mapping care pathways
In Uganda, where HIV prevalence remains high, innovative strategies are sought to achieve 95-95-95 targets in combating the epidemic. In 2020, Uganda joined the Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) Initiative, a multi-country effort to monitor resource allocation and funding for HIV services. As part of this Initiative, data collectors generated process maps, specific to each facility, from the data collected by observing patients as the…
The role of ICT use in reducing social isolation among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Prevalence and predictors of sex under the influence of psychoactive substances among young people in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda
The study found that a high proportion of sexually active young people in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda had engaged in sex under the influence of psychoactive substances in the past 30 days. The study also identified several factors associated with sex under the influence of psychoactive substances, including being female, being aged 20-24 years, being married or divorced or separated, not living with biological parents or guardians, an…
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Prevalence and predictors of sex under the influence of psychoactive substances among young people in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda
The study found that a high proportion of sexually active young people in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda had engaged in sex under the influence of psychoactive substances in the past 30 days. The study also identified several factors associated with sex under the influence of psychoactive substances, including being female, being aged 20-24 years, being married or divorced or separated, not living with biological parents or guardians, an…
Mapping care pathways
In Uganda, where HIV prevalence remains high, innovative strategies are sought to achieve 95-95-95 targets in combating the epidemic. In 2020, Uganda joined the Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) Initiative, a multi-country effort to monitor resource allocation and funding for HIV services. As part of this Initiative, data collectors generated process maps, specific to each facility, from the data collected by observing patients as the…
The role of ICT use in reducing social isolation among older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
Not applicable
Political prioritization of alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverage taxation in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Uganda faces a rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) at a time when pressure to mobilize domestic health financing is increasing. These challenges have become more acute since January 2025, when geopolitical shifts and donor fiscal tightening led to substantial reductions in external health funding. Consequently, policymakers have renewed interest in health taxes as a mechanism both to reduce consumption of harmful produc…
Barriers to raising taxes on tobacco products in Uganda
Raising taxes on tobacco is considered the most effective measure for reducing tobacco consumption. Although Uganda ratified WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco control which recommends levying taxes on tobacco products by up to 75% of their retail price, in Uganda taxes on tobacco stagnated at 35% between 2017 and 2024. There is little in-depth research interrogating the political economy underpinning tobacco tax policy in Uganda. The aim of t…
Medicine (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (2 works) · Legislature (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Tax policy (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work)