The C. O. W. S. w/ Dima Mazen Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD: No Pharmacies For Black People 🏥💊

The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dima Mazen Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD. After many questions, Dr. Qato told Gus that she is classified as White although she was born in the area of the world known as Palestine and considers herself “arab,” and “middle eastern.” She also let us know she has blue eyes and is employed in a profession with few dark people. Currently serving as the Hygeia Centennial Chair and Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Dr. Qato has also been appointed as a Senior Fellow with the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics. Gus found her research on Racism and Pharmacy access in the US while discussing the rash of pharmacy closures and the adverse impact on black people in particular. Similar to so called “food deserts,” “pharmacy deserts” means that black people especially and non-white in general have predictably less access to pharmacies than White people and fewer services offered at these sparse locations - such as 24 hour access, home delivery and in-store immunizations. We’ll emphasize that White people are not ignorant about black people’s poor access to pharmacies. This is what they want. And we’ll highlight the data that shows even poor White people have better medical services than black people. #ItsNotClass #TheCOWS14Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#