Sayah Bogor is a 24-year-old refugee and aspiring global health warrior. She has a bachelor of science degree in genetics and a master’s in public health in infectious diseases and vaccinology. One day, she hopes to gain a medical degree. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/sayah-bogor/rss en Health Refugee Voices Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:28:45 +0000 Sayah Bogor https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/28/how-my-refugee-childhood-made-me-determined-to-defeat-disease https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/28/how-my-refugee-childhood-made-me-determined-to-defeat-disease Growing up in a refugee camp, Sayah Bogor saw that disease can be as deadly as war. It set her on a path of scientific study, medical research and of one day, she hopes, becoming a doctor. Now a 24-year-old refugee in the U.S., she describes her journey into medicine.