Canadian Healthcare Hero: Anum Momin

Healthcare Hero Anum Momin is a Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) in Toronto, Ontario. She has been a dedicated and essential member of the healthcare team during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anum speaks highly of her fellow MLTs, who all continuously work under high-pressure, time-sensitive, and short-staffed conditions while maintaining a professional mindset. They support the rapid testing of patients, frontline healthcare workers, and the general public for COVID-19. Negative test results can help to provide a sense of comfort and peace of mind for patients, while positive test results alert the healthcare team to take swift action and effectively decrease the spread.

Outside of her role as an MLT, Anum served as an IVC Volunteer and a member of the FOCUS campaign team. To Anum, being part of voluntary service helps remind her of the importance of looking beyond her own personal life, and dedicating time towards giving back to the Canadian community.

Anum’s greatest lesson during this time has been the importance of protecting our mental health, which impacts so many facets of our lives. During these difficult times in particular, Anum encourages using kind words and actions towards everyone we encounter, including family, friends, and colleagues.

Anum emphasizes the importance of working together to combat and contain the spread of COVID-19, and how critical it is for the public to continue to listen and adhere to public health guidelines.

If you are interested in nominating a Healthcare Hero, please fill out our short nomination form or email akhbc@iicanada.net.