They are sobering statistics: daily, 18,000 children die from ailments such as diarrhoea, malaria, and pneumonia. Almost half of the total expires prior to their first month. Add to the 800 mothers who die daily from ailments such as post-partum haemorrhage and illnesses, higher blood pressure during pregnancy and unsafe abortions. Over half of these maternal and child deaths occur in countries affected by conflict, disasters and fragility.
Many of these deaths can be prevented through low-cost, simple, frequently community-based solutions which enhance local health care, enhance access and aid to deal with health inequities for women, children and teens. Working together with its global partners, the Canadian Red Cross has made considerable contributions to saving lives in remote, impoverished regions by enhancing local health systems.
Canadian Red Cross programs to address women's and children's health have particularly demonstrated critical in countries affected by conflict and catastrophe, where lots of children and girls are cut off from essential health services.

Examples of where Canadian Red Cross efforts have made a difference:

● Kenya: Over time, a 45 per cent increase in infants exclusively breastfed for six months.
● Honduras: Urging men to take a larger role in preventing child and maternal mortality.
● Mali: Increasing number of newborns who received a post-natal care visit by 19 per cent.
● Pakistan: providing thousands of messages encouraging girls to get antenatal care.
● Philippines: Assisting in the delivery of over 400 babies in the month after Typhoon Haiyan.
● Syria: Supporting five nourishment centers to treat malnutrition in children.
All these include a metal lid, with rubber at the center where the needle moves into draw the liquid vaccination out. It just seems a shame to throw a lot of cool little bottles off, but they are not recyclable.
I'd be interested in carrying these off anybody's hands to use for crafts. I didn't even consider asking my vet for theirs but now I am likely to.
I use comparable bottles for clay jobs. I get them out of my vets office. She is careful what she gives me. I take them home and clean them up. They decorate them with polymer clay and vaccine bottle give them for bottles of hope. I put my own spin on it and donate a few straight back into the vet for people that loose their pets. Vet and employees love it. Make great keep sake bottles for babies first tooth or a lock of hair. Stores easily and keeps them secure.