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More than 33 million living with the HIV virus today Russia has experienced one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the world in the last decade. The American Red Cross is supporting the Russian Red Cross in an HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support project. 1,000 Lights 1,000 Lives Members of Decatur High Schools Lifesavers Junior Red Cross Club in Berlin, Maryland, have taken holiday giving to a new level. Taras Dance: Upstaging Measles One Performance at a Time A brightly dressed dancer skims the stage. Complex movements recall for her countless long hours of rehearsal, the astounding level of coordination of thousands of Measles Initiative workers, and the children who will be immunized because of this performance. Vitamin C vs. Measles: A Sweet Drink Gives Children a Second Chance While many of their classmates are enjoying extra games of tag on the weekends, Danielle (13), Haley (11), and Julia Flum (9), of Parkland, Florida decided to beat the heat and help fight Measles simultaneously. Mother and Child Health Partnership Yields New Growth for Albanian Red Cross Travel in the rough, mountainous terrain of northeastern Albania is difficult, especially without paved roads.