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Essays on health financing, global health, political economy and supply chains.

Of all the drivers of health spending — aid, debt, corruption, elections — the one that matters most is tax revenue. Uganda’s anemic tap.

Elections aren’t just political events; they quietly decide who lives long enough to see their leaders govern. The public-health cost of unrest.

How R > g — the Matthew Effect — compounds advantage for a few and erases it for the most vulnerable, and why that makes the social sector essential.

A game-theory look at why the political system rewards corruption and punishes honesty — and what it would take to change the rules.

This post explores the displacement effect and how it shapes government investment decision making

A personal story about what a USD 130 hospital bill reveals about Uganda’s health financing.

A short story about securing the national interest.