
The Alliance Lift is the series that spotlights the journeys of Alliance alumni shaping health systems around the globe. In this Q&A, we meet Dr Eric Ssegujja, a leading public health researcher and educator based at Makerere University in Uganda. He has deep experience across adolescent and maternal health, health taxes, urban health and knowledge systems. In this interview, Eric reflects on his professional journey, the importance of theory and methods in health policy and systems research (HPSR), and what the future holds for the field.