UNAIR NEWS聽鈥 Fenix 鈥嬧婣nimal Care app was officially launched on Saturday, July 17, 2021.聽The application was developed by three students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) 东京热 (UNAIR), Yohanes Berlian Triwidakdo, Teresa Deandra, Bernadette Caroline Angelica, and one student from the Faculty of Business Economics (FEB) , Astrid Kusumawati, and Marvin Ariel Johannes, a student from Atmajaya University.
Dr. M. Munawaroh, drh., M.M. as the General Chairperson of PB PDHI, in his speech, said that this app would assist animal owners and veterinarians in providing animal health services. He also admitted that he had signed up to become a consultant at Fenix Animal Care.
鈥淎ll veterinarians who will join this app (Fenix Animal Care, ed) must have a practice license. A practice license is useful for identifying veterinarians. So, if there is malpractice, the vet can be held accountable,鈥 he stated.
The Fenix 鈥嬧婣nimal Care app is a platform that provides pet needs.聽This app makes it easier for pet owners to collaborate with veterinarians, rescue, and raise animals in this digital era.聽Fenix 鈥嬧婣nimal Care has two main features, vet consultation聽and聽grooming.
Vet consultation聽is a feature that can connect聽pawrents聽to veterinarians with an integrated medical record聽database.聽On the other hand,聽grooming聽is a feature to maintain the cleanliness of pets and avoid various diseases.
Yohanes Berlian Triwidakdo or Berlin admitted that Fenix 鈥嬧媤as developed because many聽pawrents聽are still not used to having their pets checked by a veterinarian.聽He was inspired to bring people closer to veterinarians through the Fenix 鈥嬧媋pp, which can be downloaded on smartphones.聽Fenix 鈥嬧媔s 鈥嬧媍urrently waiting for verification from the聽Google Play Store.
However, Berlin feels that the consultation platform is not enough to raise public awareness of the importance of animal health. With the other Fenix founders, he spreads the launching news on social media and in their community groups and holds webinars supported by veterinarians.
鈥淚 feel grateful because Fenix has been supported by many UNAIR community members, from supportive colleagues to lecturers who want to assist, discuss, and share experiences. DPKKA, UNAIR business incubator, and FKH alumni also give their support. Most of the Fenix webinar speakers are UNAIR alumni,鈥 he said.
Although Fenix 鈥嬧媔s 鈥嬧媕ust started, Yohanes is optimistic that Fenix 鈥嬧媤ill continue to grow.聽He also said that if the habit of critical thinking is developed, there will be more聽startups聽born from UNAIR.(*)
Author: Alysa Intan Santika
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
