UNAIR NEWS – Fenix Animal Care app was officially launched on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The application was developed by three students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR), Yohanes Berlian Triwidakdo, Teresa Deandra, Bernadette Caroline Angelica, and one student from the Faculty of Business Economics (FEB) UNAIR, 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.
“All 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,” he stated.
The Fenix Animal Care app is a platform that provides pet needs. This app makes it easier for pet owners to collaborate with veterinarians, rescue, and raise animals in this digital era. Fenix Animal Care has two main features, vet consultation and grooming.
Vet consultation is a feature that can connect pawrents to veterinarians with an integrated medical record database. On the other hand, grooming is a feature to maintain the cleanliness of pets and avoid various diseases.
Yohanes Berlian Triwidakdo or Berlin admitted that Fenix was developed because many pawrents are still not used to having their pets checked by a veterinarian. He was inspired to bring people closer to veterinarians through the Fenix app, which can be downloaded on smartphones. Fenix is currently waiting for verification from the 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.
“I 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,” he said.
Although Fenix is just started, Yohanes is optimistic that Fenix will continue to grow. He also said that if the habit of critical thinking is developed, there will be more startups born from UNAIR.(*)
Author: Alysa Intan Santika
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
