Kalunde Kilonzo is a Kenyan journalist who is fascinated with health issues that affect women and children. She enjoys research, analysis and crunching health data. She tweets @Eunicekkilonzo. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/kalunde-kilonzo/rss en Health Minority Rights Politics and Policy Reproductive Rights Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:21:52 +0000 Kalunde Kilonzo https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/02/blind-grandmother-giving-hiv-positive-kenyans-support-dignity https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/11/02/blind-grandmother-giving-hiv-positive-kenyans-support-dignity Already blind, Catherine Mwayonga was written off by doctors as having six months to live after being diagnosed with HIV. Fifteen years later, she now helps other disabled HIV-positive Kenyans to demand better treatment and adapt to life with the disease.