Drug and substance abuse among health workers

Nairobi; Kenya: What happens when those who care for you have trouble caring for themselves?

“I recently joined a communal, long-standing practice of a well-respected practitioners in a small town. A few months ago, I noticed (and so did several staff members) a staff member's increasingly erratic and unprofessional behaviour. When I confronted him about these changes, he claimed he had been under severe personal and family stress, but everything was coming together. Since our initial discussion, things have taken a turn for the worse ... patients have complained about his rude and abrupt manner, he often does not turn up for scheduled patient appointments.......... Should I report him?" a colleague wondered aloud!