After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to Makerere University, in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
Later, she received a Doctor of Philosophy in International Health Studies from Queen Margaret University, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
[1][3][4] Ssali is an experienced social scientist with a long track record in the field stretching back to the late 1990s.
[7] (3) Using life histories to explore gendered experiences of conflict in Gulu District, northern Uganda: Implications for post-conflict health reconstruction.
[11] (7) Ebola in the context of conflict affected states and health systems: case studies of Northern Uganda and Sierra Leone.