Nxele, Siphesihle RobinMoetlhoa, B., Dlungwane, T., Mathebula, E. M., Hlongwana, K. W., Dzobo, M., Jaya, Z., Duah, E., Kgatle, M., Maluleke, K., Dlangalala, T., Marange, M., Dzinamarira, T., Thabane, L., & Mashamba-Thompson, T.Moetlhoa, BoitumeloDlungwane, ThembelihleMathebula, Evans MantiriHlongwana, Khumbulani W.Dzobo, MatthiasJaya, Ziningi NobuhleDuah, EvansKgatle, MankgopoMaluleke, KuhlulaDlangalala, Thobeka NomzamoMarange, MusaDzinamarira, TafadzwaThabane, LehaMMashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa2025-08-052025-08-052025-06Nxele, S. R., Moetlhoa, B., Dlungwane, T., Mathebula, E. M., Hlongwana, K. W., Dzobo, M., Jaya, Z., Duah, E., Kgatle, M., Maluleke, K., Dlangalala, T., Marange, M., Dzinamarira, T., Thabane, L., & Mashamba-Thompson, T. (2025). Co-creation of strategies and interventions to improve mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostics user experience in the South African context : nominal group technique. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 17(2), 73-80, doi : 10.5897/JPHE2025.1526..2141-2316 (online)10.5897/JPHE2025.1526http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103777User experiences are crucial for the sustainable development and implementation of mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostic technologies. The Nominal Group Technique (NGT) engages stakeholders to co-create strategies that improve the uptake of these technologies in community healthcare settings, particularly in disease-burdened and resource-limited contexts like South Africa. Stakeholders provide insights from social, economic, technological, and medical perspectives. The NGT was used at the REASSURED Diagnostics Symposium workshop, conducted in two phases: identifying potential barriers and developing strategies to address them. Data were collected via Google Forms and thematically analyzed, with themes ranked using a Likert scale from 1 (very low priority) to 7 (highest priority). Key challenges affecting user experiences included psychological issues, turnaround time, and connectivity. Top strategies to mitigate these challenges were health education and offline-capable technology. The NGT workshop facilitated the co-creation of practical strategies to enhance mobile-linked point-of-care diagnostics user experiences in South African healthcare settings.en© 2025 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.Nominal group technique (NGT)InterventionsPoint-of-care diagnostic (POC)South African contextUser experienceArticle