Jannie Hugo is a family physician, the Director of the UP COPC Research Unit and a researcher and director at the Madibeng Centre for Research (MCR) in Brits, NWP. He was involved in the academic development and implementation of Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) including mobile data systems and the implementation of a Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) in Tshwane In collaboration with mining companies his team was implementing integrated health and development solutions in mining communities.
He leads the UP team in developing two population surveillance sites as part of the GRT-INSPIRE SAPRIN node in Gauteng. Jannie received several awards in education innovation (2009, 2012) form UP, Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of SA (HELTASA) National Teachers Award(2013), a lifetime award for innovation, research and service by the South African Medical Association (2018), UP Health Sciences award on Community Engagement(2020) and Lifetime Achievement Award from ASAIPA. Jannie trained at UFS and practiced primary care in Qwa-Qwa in the Free State from 1984 to 1988, before moving to Medunsa, and subsequently University of Pretoria in 2006 where he retired as head of Family Medicine in January 2021. Jannie is married to Margaret, a potter and artist after retirement as occupational therapist. They live in the Magaliesberg and enjoy doing pottery together.

Position: Professor
Academic / Support: Academic Department
Faculty/Department: Health Sciences
Building: Hw Snyman (north)
Office Number: 7-26

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