Mina Barling (she/her) is a public health expert, feminist activist and human rights defender. Her work is concerned with the intersections between harm reduction, human rights, public health and politics. She led early efforts on access to self-administration of medical abortion in restricted settings and has national, programmatic expertise in sexual and reproductive health and justice in colonized and conflict settings, as well as on LGBTQI+ and sex worker rights. 

As the director of external relations, Mina oversees IPPF’s global fundraising and resource mobilisation efforts, strategic partnerships, political and multilateral advocacy, digital communications, social movement building and more. 

Mina has a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Gender), a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health) and a Masters in International Health Management. She was born on Noongar land and has lived and worked in Australia, Cambodia, China, East Timor, the U.K. and the U.S.