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 * HIV/AIDS in Rwanda: HIV/AIDS in Rwanda

Although I don't know exactly what I want to explore further, I would like to focus my research on the history of HIV in Rwanda and the relevant research that was done about or in this country. This article was a good starting point to get an overview of the history and progression since the emergence of HIV in Rwanda.

Lead evaluation
The introductory sentence is informative, but it does not really describe the topic fully. There is so much useful information in this article and opening by discussing about the prevalence of HIV in Rwanda does not give the impression of everything that is covered. The lead gives a description of some of the article's major sections, but there were also some that I think should have been more present. A fair amount of the article talks about policy reform and government interventions about HIV/AIDS, but that is only briefly highlighted in the last sentence of the introduction. The lead does not have any information that isn't discussed elsewhere in the article, everything mentioned there was expanded upon further. It wasn't overly detailed either but I do think that there should've been more of an emphasis on the initiatives in the introduction because it is a large focus of the article.

Content evaluation
The content of the article is all relevant to the topic. I do not think there was any information presented that was unnecessary or off-topic. Additionally, the article was very detailed and explained the information in a way that was easy to follow and understand. However, some of the content is not up-to-date. There is a section that discusses the National Strategic Plan 2013-2018 and it gives a nice overview of the goals of the plan, but there is no mention of the outcome. Information about if the plan met all of its goals or if it failed to do so should be included. There is also some information about national goals that were set for 2020 that will need to be updated when that is available. I think it also would have been helpful if there was more written about HIV in the 1980's and 90's because those few decades were not mentioned nearly as much as what has happened after 2000.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article does not have any clear bias. There were no claims that were heavily pro or against Rwanda and their national handling of HIV. There was much information present about both the successes Rwanda has made, as well as things that are still lacking with their HIV prevention. There is a lot in the article talking about government interventions and what has happened on a national level. This is useful information, but that was almost at the expense of giving the viewpoint from the doctors or medical professionals. Also, there was a heavy focus on what has happened since 2000, and any mention before that year was mostly in relation to the Rwandan genocide. There is no persuasion in the article; all the information was presented in a factual manner.

Sources and references evaluation
The sources all seem appropriate for what was included in the article. There were a couple government documents, which is expected due to the large focus on national programs. The sources are thorough and give a general overview of what is available about HIV in Rwanda and the sources are all current and relevant. Additionally, the links all worked and I was able to view all of the sources.

Organization evaluation
The article is very well-written. It was easy to follow along and presented in a way that a person with no knowledge about the topic would be able to understand. The information was all clear and there was nothing in the article that was unnecessary or that clouded the main focus. There were no spelling to grammatical errors that I noticed. The article is well organized and the sections are all very appropriate. It is more chronologically organized, beginning with the 1980's and moving forward to present day and what is currently happening in Rwanda with the HIV interventions.

Images and media evaluation
The article includes one image that has a descriptive caption. I don't think the image enhances the knowledge or understanding of the topic very much. I think if the image was not included I would still have understood the article to the same extent. I also did not notice the picture at first because it is relatively small. I think it would have been better placed by the section that talked about reform and how the government tried to inform the public. The image does adhere to the copyright regulations.

Talk page evaluation
The article is part of the WikiProject Africa and is rated low-importance on the project's importance scale. There aren't any conversations that directly relate to the article I was reading but there is talk about some of the other articles related to the WikiProject.

Overall evaluation
The article is very informative and gives a comprehensive view of the entire topic. The article is also very good at talking at a level that is easy for people who are uninformed to understand. I think the article does need more information on the early years HIV/AIDS in Rwanda because there was so much focus on the reforms that happened since 2000. This would also make the article more complete and develop the topic further, although I don't think the article is underdeveloped in its current state.