The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) will discuss with Pharmaniaga Bhd, which manages the government's buffer stock for medicine, to obtain additional supplies they are short of.

APHM president Dr Kuljit Singh said this follows the announcement by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to release the federal medical stockpile for use by private hospitals and clinics facing shortages.

"One of the challenges that private hospitals face...