In a recent meeting between private sector health care providers and the Ministry of Health on the cooperation between public and private hospitals the issue of how to match the needs of the public sector, with the capacities in the private sector was raised. Which stakeholders have been left out of the management of the pandemic thus far and how should they be incorporated at this point? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, President, Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia.