March 12, 2007 Health Research and Educational Trust Receives Grant from Gates Foundation Funding to address global shortage of health care workers

CHICAGO –- The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) has received a grant of $287,866 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support an international conference on the global shortage and maldistribution of health care workers. The conference, titled “A Call to Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources for Health,” will be held March 22-23, 2007, in Geneva, Switzerland. Gates Foundation funding will provide support for participants from developing countries, as well as conference planning and staffing.

To read the full press release, visit the HRET Web site.



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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.