More than 2,700 residents of Imogbara, Odo-Ijesha and Iperindo benefited from free healthcare during the fourth Annual Community Medical Outreach by Segilola Resources Operating Limited, an exploration and gold mining company.
A statement from the firm on Thursday stated that the two-day outreach, held on August 7 and 8, 2026, provided medical consultations, laboratory investigations, specialist care and health education to residents of the mining company’s host communities.
The programme also marked the expansion of SegunCare, SROL’s long-term treatment and support programme for residents living with non-communicable chronic diseases, to include more comprehensive mental health support.
During the outreach, residents received 2,762 medical consultations with qualified doctors, while 81 were scheduled for general and specialist surgical procedures. The programme also recorded 1,860 laboratory investigations and 563 eye examinations.
Twenty-one residents were scheduled for eye surgeries, while 174 free prescription reading glasses were distributed. Residents were also screened for hypertension, diabetes, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis and other health conditions.
