Table 1.

Characteristics of participants.

Gender	Age (years)	Occupation	Stakeholder group	Role in SCM
Female	26–35	Pharmacist	Provincial government	Managing dispensing of COVID-19 rapid tests
Female	36–45	Program Lead	National government	Supporting the acceleration of POC rapid testing
Male	46–55	Pharmaceutical depot manager	Provincial government	Overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 rapid tests to all districts in the province
Female	36–45	Pharmacist & Warehouse manager	Provincial government	Coordinating the receiving and distribution of COVID-19 rapid tests and maintain accurate inventory records
Female	36–45	Laboratory & Blood Service Deputy Director	Provincial government	Coordinating laboratory and blood services
Female	26–35	Medical Doctor & Research Clinician	NGO	End-user (COVID-19 testing) and generation of new knowledge by conducting clinical trials
Female	36–45	Post-doctoral research fellow	Research entity	Conducting research of optimal implementation of POC diagnostics services
Female	26–35	Post-doctoral research fellow	Research entity	Conducting research of optimal implementation of POC diagnostics services
Female	26–35	PhD candidate	Research entity	Conducting research of optimal implementation of POC diagnostics services
Female	46–55	Professional Nurse & Mopani District Public Health	Local government	Coordinating disease control unit & facilitate distribution of COVID-19 rapid tests
Female	46–55	Professional Nurse	Local government	End-user (COVID-19 testing)