Table 2.

Capacity development activities supported by MCTA

Physical Infrastructure Refurbishment	Refurbishment of clinical facilities in hospitals and health centres - providing room and fittings for consenting, out-patient and inpatient monitoring facilities, radiology and pharmacy
	Supporting acquisition of critical equipment to ensure study subject safety and study endpoint determination - X-ray equipment and nursing care equipment
	Refurbishment of laboratory space and purchase of equipment for clinical chemistry, haematology, malaria diagnosis, bacteriology, sample processing, QC/QA system,
	Refurbishment and equipping of data management infrastructure
	Refurbishment and equipping clinical trial administration infrastructure
Capacity development	Site mentorship by senior scientists who have been involved in site development
	Networking of the sites to encourage sharing of good practices and development of collaborations.
	Creating visibility of the sites in country and the region by facilitating media interaction