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<p>When we think about poverty, our minds immediately go to food banks and empty fridges. But there's another crisis happening in our communities that remains largely invisible, one that affects confidence, health, and the ability to participate fully in society. It's called hygiene poverty, and it's time we started talking about it.</p><p>I recently sat down with Liz and Jan, the incredible women who run St Matts Community Larder in Tunbridge Wells, England, to learn more about this overlooked issue. What they shared opened my eyes to a problem that's hiding in plain sight.</p><h3>The Invisible Struggle</h3><p>"People aren't really aware that hygiene poverty exists, unless they're involved with food banks or community larders," Jan explains. "People think about food poverty, but it doesn't register that it goes beyond that. If you can't afford food, chances are you also can't afford hygiene items, or a lot of other really basic things."</p><p>It's a sobering reality check. While most of us are familiar with food banks, hygiene poverty remains under the radar. Yet the impact is profound and far-reaching.</p><p>Think about it: if faced with a choice between toothpaste or a loaf of bread for your children, what would you choose? The answer is obvious, but the consequences run deeper than we might imagine.</p><h3>The Vicious Cycle</h3><p>"It becomes a vicious circle," Liz points out. "Children aren't learning good habits from parents who can't afford to model them, like brushing their teeth regularly, and so that cycle of poor health and dental problems just continues."</p><p>At St Matts Community Larder, they see this impact firsthand. "Some people just can't afford dental care," Jan notes. "And like Liz said earlier, if it's a choice between toothpaste or a loaf of bread for your kids, you're going to choose the bread. But then long-term problems arise, because people aren't able to look after their hygiene."</p><p>The larder goes through enormous quantities of incontinence pads and sanitary products, items that are massively expensive but absolutely essential. "Even though VAT has been removed from some items, I don't think supermarkets have lowered their prices accordingly," Liz observes.</p><h3>More Than Just Products</h3><p>What struck me most about my conversation with Liz and Jan was how hygiene poverty connects to so many other challenges. It's not just about having soap or toothpaste, it's about comfort, confidence, and being able to participate in society.</p><p>When people can't maintain basic hygiene, it affects their ability to go to job interviews, send children to school without embarrassment, or even leave the house. It compounds isolation and can trap people in cycles of poverty that become harder and harder to break.</p><h3>The Real Root Causes</h3><p>Our conversation inevitably turned to why this is happening. The picture that emerged was complex but clear.</p><p>"A lot of our clients have children, and many of them are working," Liz explains. "It's not that they're not working, it's just that they still can't manage. Everything has gone up in price."</p><p>The benefit system creates particularly cruel catch-22 situations. "There's a real issue for people who fall through the gaps, those who aren't quite low enough to qualify for support. If they earn just £1 over a benefit threshold, they can lose everything."</p><p>But there's another factor that deserves attention: financial literacy. "As a society, we haven't been great at teaching people how to manage money," Liz reflects. "Everyone has credit cards now, and many people don't understand how they work."</p><p>Jan adds, "Right now, we're almost encouraging debt. You go to buy something online, and it offers you 'Buy now, pay later' schemes instantly. That's dangerous, especially for young people."</p><p>The statistics are sobering. If you have £1,000 on a credit card and only make minimum payments, it could take 25 years to clear it. Most people simply don't know this.</p><h3>Breaking the Stigma</h3><p>One of the most important things Liz and Jan have done is create a space without stigma. Unlike traditional food banks, St Matts Community Larder operates on a no-questions-asked basis. Anyone can turn up, pay their £4 donation, and access not just food but hygiene products, social connection, and links to other support services.</p><p>"We wanted something without stigma, because a lot of people feel there's a stigma attached to food banks," Liz explains. "They don't like being seen in a queue. And I always worry that the people who need us most might not actually come."</p><p>The larder has become much more than a place to get affordable food and hygiene products. It's a lifeline. "For some, that's their only outing of the week," Jan shares. People come back to tell them how they've stretched a whole chicken into five meals, beaming with pride at making it work.</p><h3>How We Can Help</h3><p>So what can we do? The answers are both simple and profound.</p><p>First, spread the word—not just about services like St Matts Community Larder, but about the issue itself. "A lot of people want to help but don't know how," Jan notes. Many people don't even know there are donation points for hygiene products in places like Boots.</p><p>But perhaps most importantly, we need to change how we approach this. "Don't just tell someone, 'Oh, you could go there,'" Liz advises. "Offer to come with them. Say, 'Let's go together.'" Sometimes the biggest barrier isn't financial—it's shame.</p><h3>A Call for Change</h3><p>Hygiene poverty isn't just an individual problem, it's a societal one that requires systemic solutions. We need better financial education in schools, benefit systems that don't penalize people for trying to improve their situation, and recognition that hygiene isn't a luxury, it's a basic human need.</p><p>But change starts with awareness. By talking about hygiene poverty, by supporting organizations like The Hygiene Bank and community larders like St Matts, and by treating this issue with the seriousness it deserves, we can begin to address this hidden crisis.</p><p>The next time you're doing your weekly shop, consider picking up an extra pack of toothpaste, some sanitary products, or other hygiene essentials to donate. Because while we're all just one or two paychecks away from struggling ourselves, we're also all just one small action away from making a real difference in someone's life.</p><p>Hygiene poverty may be hidden, but it doesn't have to stay invisible. It's time to bring this conversation into the light.</p><p><em>&nbsp;</em><br><em>To learn more about The Hygiene Bank or to find donation points in your area, visit their website. If you're in the Tunbridge Wells area and would like to support St Matts Community Larder, they welcome both volunteers and donations.</em></p><p>Would you like to be featured on From Girl to Great? Would you like to submit an article? Please complete this form <a data-mce-href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqsqBDxnrDXLUvvAAdI2hlG5wvWCLW9S4PPSa7YmgQ5A5Itw/viewform" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqsqBDxnrDXLUvvAAdI2hlG5wvWCLW9S4PPSa7YmgQ5A5Itw/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p>

The Hidden Crisis: Understanding Hygiene Poverty

<p>As someone living with type 1 diabetes who's also intrigued by the intersection of health and economics, I've always wondered how people living with chronic conditions are affected (directly and indirectly) by economic and public policy. When Dr. Archelle Georgiou, a guest from Season 1 of From Girl to Great, offered to introduce me to Dr. Pinar Karaca-Mandic (a health economist doing groundbreaking work connecting cancer patients to community resources), it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up! Dr. Karaca-Mandic's work shows how economic thinking can create tools that heal not just medical conditions, but the social challenges that often determine whether treatment succeeds or fails.</p><p><a data-mce-href="https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/pinar-karaca-mandic" href="https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/pinar-karaca-mandic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Karaca-Mandic</a> is a health economist at the University of Minnesota, where she holds the distinguished title of McKnight University Professor and founded the Business Advancement Center for Health. She's also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-founded the University of Minnesota's COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project during the early days of the pandemic. Her research focuses on making healthcare more valuable and equitable for everyone.&nbsp;</p><p>She is also the co-founder and CEO of <a data-mce-href="https://xanthoshealth.com/" href="https://xanthoshealth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">XanthosHealth</a>, a groundbreaking digital platform that connects cancer patients to community resources. But her journey to a career in health economics started in an unexpected place: a small laboratory in Turkey, watching her biochemist father and biologist mother care for patients.</p><h3>What Does a Health Economist Actually Do?</h3><p>"I was drawn to economics because I felt like it gave some good tools to model complex decisions in the world," <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: calc(18px * var(--body-fontSize, 1)); font-style: var(--body-fontStyle, normal);" data-mce-style="font-family: inherit; font-size: calc(18px * var(--body-fontSize, 1)); font-style: var(--body-fontStyle, normal);">Dr. Karaca-Mandic explained. But unlike traditional economists who might study consumer electronics or general markets, she applies these analytical tools to life-or-death healthcare decisions, and the results are eye-opening.</span></p><p>Her work focuses on "industrial organization": studying consumer behavior, firm behavior, and market incentives. But instead of analyzing why people choose one smartphone over another, she examines why a person living with type 1 diabetes might skip lifesaving insulin doses. In healthcare, this means understanding how insurance plans affect whether people take their medications, how regulations shift patient behavior, and why some medical technologies spread faster than others.</p><p>The stakes become clear with a simple example: "If you're facing a huge out-of-pocket burden for purchasing your diabetes medications, chances are you may skip some. And that has important health consequences," she told me. This is the reality she studies: how America's complex insurance web (so different from the UK's NHS system) creates impossible choices where your financial situation determines your health outcomes.</p><p>This is economics in action: understanding how money flows through healthcare directly impact whether patients get better or worse.</p><h3>The Birth of Something Revolutionary</h3><p>But Dr. Karaca-Mandic's most exciting work goes beyond traditional research. A few years ago, she became fascinated with using technology to collect real-time data from patients about their healthcare experiences through mobile apps. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she founded XanthosHealth to address a critical need: cancer patients weren't just battling their disease. They were struggling with food insecurity, housing instability, transportation issues, and countless other challenges that directly impacted their treatment success.</p><p>"Health insurance is great for enabling access to affordable medications and treatments," she explained. "But even beyond health insurance, if a person has some of these health-related social need factors that are unmet (like food insecurity, or housing instability), it's just so significant for cancer patients."</p><p>This realization led to XanthosHealth, a digital platform that does something remarkable: it screens cancer patients for social needs through a mobile app, then connects them in real-time to community organizations that can help. XanthosHealth works like a bridge: patients input their needs through an app, community organizations can list their services, and clinics can track the support being provided (all through three linked portals).</p><p>What truly captured my attention was Dr. Karaca-Mandic's genuine passion for solving human problems. "This is so obvious, it should have been there," she said, echoing what everyone tells her about the platform. But the reality is that obvious solutions often go unbuilt until someone like her steps up to create them.</p><p>Dr. Karaca-Mandic isn't simply developing this solution; she's determined to prove it works through rigorous scientific testing. They are launching a randomized clinical trial to prove that addressing these social determinants of health actually improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs. "We're going to be able to demonstrate whether a tool like this can improve patient outcomes, the experience of care, and even potentially reduce the overall cost of care," she said.</p><h3>The Freedom to Drive Change</h3><p>One thing that struck me about Dr. Karaca-Mandic's career is the incredible autonomy she has. "You drive all of that as a faculty member," she explained when I asked about her research. With her PhD, she can approach funding agencies like the National Institutes of Health with her own ideas, build her own teams, and lead groundbreaking research.</p><p>"If anybody wants to be a driver at the state-of-the-art of research and research publication, advanced graduate degrees are something they should definitely consider," she advised.</p><p>Her days are never the same: juggling active research projects, mentoring graduate students, writing proposals for new work, and yes, dealing with the less glamorous administrative side. But this variety is part of what makes the field so dynamic.</p><h3>Why This Matters for Young Women in Healthcare</h3><p>Dr. Karaca-Mandic's story perfectly illustrates what From Girl to Great is all about: showing young women the diverse paths available in healthcare leadership. She's not a doctor or nurse, but she's developing solutions that impact and improve the care that is discovered, accessed and received by thousands, even millions, of people fighting cancer. Her deep understanding how economics, technology, and community support intersect makes all this possible.</p><p>Her work also demonstrates something crucial: healthcare economics is a growing field. "When I was doing my PhD studies, there was not a field called healthcare economics," she told me. "But that's not the case now. It is a solid field in most top economics departments."</p><p>For those of us who are passionate about both mathematics and making a difference in people's lives, health economics offers an incredible pathway to impact. It's about using analytical tools to understand complex human behaviors and then designing systems that help people get the care they need.</p><h3>What I'll Remember Most</h3><p>As our conversation wrapped up and Dr. Karaca-Mandic prepared to head to her research meeting, I realized one of the things that struck me most about her work: the recognition that healthcare isn't just about medicine. It's about understanding people as whole human beings with complex needs.</p><p>Her journey from that small laboratory in Turkey to pioneering digital health solutions in Minnesota shows that with the right combination of analytical thinking, technological innovation, and genuine care for human wellbeing, we can solve problems that seemed insurmountable.</p><p>For young women considering their path in healthcare, Dr. Karaca-Mandic's story is a reminder that some of the most impactful work happens at the intersection of disciplines. Economics and healthcare, technology and community support, research and real-world application: these combinations create opportunities to change lives in ways we're only beginning to understand.</p><p>As someone passionate about using economics to drive better healthcare access for people with chronic conditions, I left this conversation more confident than ever in the path I'm pursuing. Dr. Karaca-Mandic showed me that with the right tools and perspective, we can solve problems that seemed impossible to tackle.</p><p>Thinking about a future in health economics? Here are 3 things Dr. Karaca-Mandic's journey teaches us:</p><ul><li>Be curious about how systems work: question why things are the way they are</li><li>Get comfortable with data and math: they're powerful tools for understanding human behavior</li><li>Look for where people fall through the cracks and build solutions there</li></ul><p>A special thanks to <a data-mce-href="https://www.archellemd.com" href="https://www.archellemd.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Archelle Georgiou</a> for the introduction. Dr. Georgiou is a physician, TV medical correspondent and the host of the podcast Speak Up for Your Health. &nbsp;You can follow Dr. Georgiou’s podcast <a data-mce-href="https://www.archellemd.com/speakupforyourhealth" href="https://www.archellemd.com/speakupforyourhealth" title="Speak Up For Your Health Podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and you can listen to my conversation with her <a data-mce-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mastering-communication-dr-archelle-georgious-tips/id1788788383?i=1000684034662" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mastering-communication-dr-archelle-georgious-tips/id1788788383?i=1000684034662" title="From Girl to Great with Archelle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p><p><em><a data-mce-href="https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/pinar-karaca-mandic" href="https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/pinar-karaca-mandic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Pinar Karaca-Mandic</a> is a health economist at the University of Minnesota and co-founder of <a data-mce-href="https://xanthoshealth.com" href="https://xanthoshealth.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">XanthosHealth</a>. Her work focuses on healthcare policy, insurance design, and using technology to address social determinants of health. This conversation was part of my research for season 2 of From Girl to Great, where I focus on "The Economics of Health &amp; Opportunity."</em></p><figure id="figure-254rz99qrymbcr4poz"><img id="254rz99qrymbcr4poz" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2e8ulSp3Xio61ogzFHf48cY4vpAeLo505HXDpQCEfU97ldNmsKgBv5qNnjscLLQJ.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 40%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="Photo of Dr. Pinar Karaca-Mandic from https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/pinar-karaca-mandic" data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="40%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2e8ulSp3Xio61ogzFHf48cY4vpAeLo505HXDpQCEfU97ldNmsKgBv5qNnjscLLQJ.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 40%;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">Photo of Dr. Pinar Karaca-Mandic from https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/faculty/pinar-karaca-mandic<br><br>Would you like to be featured on From Girl to Great? Would you like to submit an article? Please complete this form <a data-mce-href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqsqBDxnrDXLUvvAAdI2hlG5wvWCLW9S4PPSa7YmgQ5A5Itw/viewform" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqsqBDxnrDXLUvvAAdI2hlG5wvWCLW9S4PPSa7YmgQ5A5Itw/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</figcaption></figure>

Health Economist Dr. Pinar Karaca-Mandic on Building Tools That Heal Beyond the Clinic

<p>Last night, I had the opportunity to attend WOW at 15 at the Royal Albert Hall in London - the 15th anniversary of the WOW (Women Of the World) festival. Since starting in 2010, WOW has grown to reach a global alliance of millions of people across six continents aiming to drive equal rights for women and girls.</p><p>This year, with all the events in the headlines in the US and around the world, it wasn't just an event—it was a rallying cry, a reminder that conversations about equity and empowerment aren't optional luxuries, but essential catalysts for change.</p><figure id="figure-yv0yj4oipqm81qjusa"><img id="yv0yj4oipqm81qjusa" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/34FuzX5j4xZpgtBuRYe40Z69iXQWNdNTWut0A7AtJ6kx1Wt5srFIzEulp8g2A38L.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: 45% 50%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="3:2" data-caption="A photo of the Royal Albert Hall, London, England" data-positionx="45%" data-positiony="50%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/34FuzX5j4xZpgtBuRYe40Z69iXQWNdNTWut0A7AtJ6kx1Wt5srFIzEulp8g2A38L.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-position: 45% 50%;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">A photo of the Royal Albert Hall, London, England</figcaption></figure><h3>The Reality Check: A Powerful Moment</h3><p>At the start of the event, Jude Kelly, the host and WOW founder, asked us to stand or raise our hands in response to her questions for the audience. People in the audience stood for having a cat, for hating cats and for various everyday identities. </p><p>Then came the critical question: "Stand if you believe we will achieve gender equity or equality in our lifetime."<br></p><p>The result? Not quite optimistic.</p><p>Only around 15% of the audience stood. Fewer people believed they would live to see the attainment of gender equality than those who identified as cat owners!&nbsp;</p><p>In a room of 4,000 attendees wanting to hear about women's empowerment, this striking visual spoke volumes. </p><p>Even in this space dedicated to progress and hope, true equity still feels out of reach for many. This moment crystallized why the fight for gender equity remains so vital fifteen years on—the gap between hope and belief remains painfully wide.</p><h3>Voices That Resonated</h3><p>The lineup of speakers brought wisdom that will echo long after the event:</p><p>Angela Davis delivered a message to reassure people about the instability of the world today. She powerfully reminded us that the people who drive change in the world, are not necessarily the individuals in power of our countries. She reframed our understanding of history, reminding us that enslaved people and their allies—not simply Abraham Lincoln—were the true individuals that liberated slaves.</p><p>Annie Lennox, famous for her song Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), shared her journey as a "global feminist" with disarming honesty, speaking about her neurodiverse brain and her vision for <a data-mce-href="https://www.thecircle.ngo/" href="https://www.thecircle.ngo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Circle charity</a>. What resonated most was her emphasis on partnership—that men belong beside us in this work, not as spectators, but as <em>active participants</em> in creating change.</p><p>Jordan Stephens, the British rapper, actor, presenter and writer, spoke about the intersection of activism and mental health through his work with <a data-mce-href="https://www.whole.org.uk/" href="https://www.whole.org.uk/">I AM WHOLE</a>, offering a refreshingly human perspective on sustainable advocacy.</p><p>Sandi Toksvig, a Danish-British broadcaster, comedian, and co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, brought both humor and gravity. She highlighted that <em>only 0.5% of recorded history</em> documents women's stories. She observes that a big problem is that "Wikipedia is 80% by, and about, white men. It is, of course, not the only place where women are erased. I have decided this is not OK." With many women not being considered "notable" enough to have an entry, a bias in Wikipedia's notability standards is apparent. At the University of Cambridge, her <a data-mce-href="https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine/issue-102/mapping-the-world-of-great-women-and-their-incredible-stories" href="https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/magazine/issue-102/mapping-the-world-of-great-women-and-their-incredible-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mappa Mundi project</a> stands as an online space to reclaim women's stories—quite literally putting women back on the map of history.</p><figure id="figure-cxoh9vn4gm81qlsf9"><img id="cxoh9vn4gm81qlsf9" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2au9svxKTmrMy12nrcnLLshzjruRRMzvmSVaMtxxfNbD6RVTXTx5zzuo0O2jeMSQ.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: 50% 60%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="Panel on stage. Left to right: Jude Kelly, Annie Lennox, Sandi Toksvig, Liz Carr, Jordan Stephens and Errollyn Wallen" data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="60%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/2au9svxKTmrMy12nrcnLLshzjruRRMzvmSVaMtxxfNbD6RVTXTx5zzuo0O2jeMSQ.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: 50% 60%;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">Panel on stage. Left to right: Jude Kelly, Annie Lennox, Sandi Toksvig, Liz Carr, Jordan Stephens and Errollyn Wallen</figcaption></figure><figure id="figure-ninqw01fo8m81qt1md"><img id="ninqw01fo8m81qt1md" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/30pCEFEFRyinfzywaBxa54FVYrJriRJl2iCLqkCouN88ZADWZZHAF20o4fkGlP7q.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-lg md:rounded-xl lg:rounded-2xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: 50% 95%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="Jude Kelly (left) and Angela Davis (right)" data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="95%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/30pCEFEFRyinfzywaBxa54FVYrJriRJl2iCLqkCouN88ZADWZZHAF20o4fkGlP7q.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: 50% 95%;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">Jude Kelly (left) and Angela Davis (right)</figcaption></figure><h3>When Music Becomes Movement</h3><p>The evening also sent powerful messages to the audience through music. A 150-strong choir performed a special composition for WOW by Errollyn Wallen advocating for freedom for little girls. Voices from Lips Choir, Mulberry School for Girls, and St Boniface RC Primary School, conducted by Jessie Maryon Davies, filled the hall alongside the powerful organ performance. In that moment, music was used as a powerful force to highlight how women's voices must not be silenced—each note carrying the weight of possibility.</p><h3>Where do we go from here?</h3><p>WOW at 15 powerfully reminded us that meaningful change rarely starts from the top. It is people like you and me that have the power to change the world for the better.</p><p> </p><p>Although we were all there with a shared purpose of advancing gender equity, it is clear that there is diverse opinion on the best ways to achieve it. </p><p>For example, Angela Davis raised some interesting points about the impact of socialism and capitalism, suggesting that, in her view, the world would be more equitable if it were socialist. The effect on gender equity of socialist economies versus capitalist ones is something I look forward to learning more about in my economics studies. In the meantime, I will continue to build this platform to promote equity and opportunity for women and girls.</p><h3>Join the Movement<br></h3><p>I encourage you to explore the full WOW at 15 programme and learn more about these remarkable speakers and their work:</p><p>👉 <a data-mce-href="https://thewowfoundation.com/wow-at-15-programme" href="https://thewowfoundation.com/wow-at-15-programme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explore the full WOW at 15 programme here</a><br>👉 <a data-mce-href="https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2025/wow-at-15" href="https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2025/wow-at-15">Learn more about WOW at the Royal Albert Hall</a></p><p><br></p>

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