As a Sri Lankan affected by the crisis, been part of the Galle Face Green movement mentioned in the article, and know Watchdog and Wijerathne, this is a good st

As a Sri Lankan affected by the crisis, been part of the Galle Face Green movement mentioned in the article, and know Watchdog and Wijerathne, this is a good story and a summary of their work. A few weeks ago, most of the hospitals in Sri Lanka ran out of medicine because imports were restricted due to regulations and lack of foreign reserves. Watchdog quickly setup tooling and infrastructure for hospitals to request the medications they need, and for providers to arrange them. To make the picture more clear, almost entirety of the population relies on free healthcare provided by the government, but poor management and years of politics that lead to this crisis had left hospitals having to ration their medication available. The Galle Face movement, a series of peaceful protests that started several protests throughout the country, was attacked by a group of civilian mobs. This is widely believed to be lead by Mahinda Rajapaksha, the former president and prime minister. The current president is a younger brother of him; Mahinda's son is an MP, and there are several positions held by Rajapaksha family, including in parliament, the state airline, and more. Mahinda had to step down from his role as PM because of the massive backlash from the public following his violence against the Galle Face protestors. Watchdog was one of the only unbiased organizations to actively track and document the incidents by aggregating all social media and news after verifying them properly. Very impressive work by the team Watch Dog.