Asiri Central Hospital Reaches 100 Pediatric Heart Surgeries Benchmark Under Suraksha Scheme 📈

• Milestone Overview: Asiri Central Hospital successfully completed its 100th Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) surgery for schoolchildren. Procedures were fully funded via the Suraksha Insurance Scheme, Sri Lanka’s free national student health insurance program run by the Ministry of Education and Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Ltd. • Partnership Impact: Highlights effective public-private collaboration, eliminating financial barriers and shortening waitlists for specialized pediatric cardiac care across island-wide student populations. • Surgical & Medical Care: Operations were led by Dr. M. S. Mugunthan (Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, LRH and Asiri Central Hospital) alongside Consultant Anaesthetists Dr. Asitha Dissanayake and Dr. Geetha Jayathilake, supported by specialized intensive care teams.