{
  "id": 3652083,
  "title": "Tripartite MoU to expand free cardiothoracic surgeries at KDU Hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tripartite-mou-to-expand-free-cardiothoracic-surgeries-at-kdu-hospital",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T00:02:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/tripartite-mou-to-expand-free-cardiothoracic-surgeries-at-kdu-hospital/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Mass Media, and the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the expansion of free cardiothoracic surgery services by utilising the facilities of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Teaching Hospital. The Defence Secretary Air […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}