New measures to prevent TB include ensuring that patients complete their courses of treatment in order to prevent the rise of drug resistant strains. The DOH has been actively promoting "short-term direct observation treatment." This would compel patients infected with TB to be treated in-hospital.
預防肺結核的新措施包括：為了避免抗藥性產生，確保結核病療程的完整性，衛生署極力推展「短程直接觀察治療法」，強制結核病人住院接受治療。