The government on Monday said it will soon ensure registration of the country's nearly 27 million pregnancies every year.<br/><br/>After inaugurating Indo-Swedish health week in New Delhi, the Health Minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad said for ensuring proper care of pregnant mothers, the government will introduce a system to register every pregnant mother and newborn child.<br/><br/>Mr Azad said the women and children will be registered in district sub-centres and their detailed information, including name of village, tehsil, district and telephone numbers shall be available.<br/><br/>Noting that there were nearly 27 million pregnancies in the country every year, Azad said, this will enable national, state and district and block level facilities to ascertain the status of ante-natal care and post natal care and also delivery at institutions.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports with this, immunisation of children can be monitored to identify the dropouts and ensure vaccination of these children.<br/><br/>Favouring a framework convention on alcohol control, Mr Azad said, India supports Sweden's view that a global strategy has to be adopted by the World Health Assembly in controlling the risk factors of alcohol.