Telecom Masts Are Not Harmful – Communications Minister Assures

The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has assured the public that telecommunications masts are not harmful to human health.

The Minister gave the assurance during a comprehensive tour of Rural Telephony Project sites and Community Information Centres (CICs) in the Eastern Region.

The tour forms part of the Ministry’s drive to evaluate telecommunications services, gather user feedback and ensure digital inclusion reaches every corner of the country.

During visits to Rural Telephony Project sites in Dumpong, Obosono and Nsakye, as well as a Koforidua site being constructed under the 800-site expansion programme in partnership with MTN, Mr George engaged directly with residents to understand the practical challenges affecting their connectivity.

Addressing stakeholders and the media, the Minister dispelled lingering myths about the dangers of telecom masts, noting that rapid infrastructure expansion often brings community concerns about health and safety.

“We ask you to join us in making the public know that these cell sites are not harmful. In the Ministry of Communication, in the NCA building, we have in-building solutions.

“What you see on the sites, on the towers, we have them inside our buildings to make sure that the network is good. If it would harm an individual, we wouldn’t put them in our buildings to improve our own network,” he said.

Beyond infrastructure inspection and public education, the tour also highlighted the government’s commitment to human capital development.

At the Koforidua Regional Information Centre, the Minister observed ongoing training sessions under the One Million Coders Programme. The Ministry is leveraging existing CICs as active tech hubs to equip young Ghanaians with coding and digital skills necessary to thrive in the modern tech economy.

According to the Ministry, the dual focus on reliable infrastructure and digital literacy underscores its holistic transformation agenda to ensure that geographic location is never a barrier to connectivity, education or economic opportunity.

The feedback gathered during the tour, the Ministry said, will guide ongoing collaborative efforts with network service providers to implement tangible improvements across the region.

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