Gerardale Ann “Ge-Ann” Balintec is a Registered Nurse and Global Health and Nutrition Technical Specialist with over 12 years of experience designing and leading integrated health and nutrition programs in humanitarian emergencies and fragile settings across the Philippines, Sudan, South Sudan, Cameroon, Iraq, and Ukraine.

Her technical expertise focuses on Nutrition in Emergencies, including Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E); the Management of Small and Nutritionally At-Risk Infants Under Six Months and Their Mothers (MAMI); and Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM).

Throughout her career with international humanitarian organizations, including Samaritan’s Purse, Medair, and Action Against Hunger, Ge-Ann has led capacity-strengthening, health systems development, and community-driven interventions that integrate IYCF into primary health care settings to protect breastfeeding and improve maternal and child health and nutrition during crises. Her work has been supported by UNICEF, WHO, WFP, USAID, and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.

Ge-Ann currently serves as the Community Health Advisor at International Care Ministries in the Philippines, where she provides technical leadership for community-based health and nutrition initiatives and strengthens the capacity of community health volunteers and local communities. She also actively volunteers with Arugaan, an organization dedicated to protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding and advancing the rights and well-being of mothers and children.