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t gives me great pleasure as Chairman of the North Eastern Health Board to inrroduce the 1997 Annual Report. 1 would like to thank sincerely all the members of the Board who attend to their duties in a most responsible manner. Their dedication to the work of this Board in the last five years can be seen throughout the region in many new services and facilities. Further developments are planned to come on stream in the years ahead. Many would argue that this has been one of the most successful periods in the history of the North Eastern Health Board. I welcome to the Board the new members who joined us last July. They succeed members who have given a full service to the Board and who leave after them a legacy of substantial progress. The transfer of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in May, 1997 to the Board is a most welcome development. I take this opportunity to thank the Medical Missionaries of Mary for their foresight in proposing this transfer and facilitating the arrangements that were necessary. The outstanding conrribu tion of the Medical Missionaries of Mary to health services in this region is recognised by all. We will continue this long tradition in the knowledge that we have the full support of all the staff of the Lourdes Hospital and the Medical Missionaries of Mary. Dr Hugh Dolan. Chairman.