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Consume cocoa products to boost your immune system against COVID-19 – COCOBOD

As part of the 2021 National Chocolate Week celebration, the Head of Public Affairs of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Fiifi Boafo has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to consume chocolates and cocoa-based products to boost their immune system against the coronavirus pandemic and to further protect the human body against infections.

According to him, the best route to a healthy immune system is to regularly consume cocoa products such as chocolate confectionery, beverages, and chocolate-infused dishes as supplements to healthy meals.

Noting the benefits of cocoa to the human body, Mr Boafo said eating chocolates and cocoa-based products activate natural immunity and enhance vaccination-induced immune response, providing stronger protection against influenza virus infection and related diseases.

He was speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 as part of a weeklong series of events to promote the consumption of locally produced chocolate in the country. The weeklong event, which is on the theme: “Eat chocolate, Stay healthy and Grow Ghana” begins from February 8 to 14, 2021.

Mr Boafo said this is part of a broader plan to promote the consumption of our locally produced chocolate and other cocoa-based products. He noted that “this year, the decision by government with its implementing agencies; the Ghana Cocoa Board, the Ghana Tourism Authority, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre and the Cocoa processing companies is to move our cocoa celebration from a day’s activity to a full week activity.

He said “cocoa remains our biggest export in terms of the revenue coming in and its impact on the Ghanaian public. The concern that we all have expressed as Ghanaians is that why do we continue to exporting our raw beans instead of processing them because when you process, you get a lot of money from it. So we have had this conversation over a period and we have gotten to a stage where there is the need to put in concrete actions that will help us achieve the set targets we have set for ourselves.”

He advised Ghanaians to adhere strictly to all existing protocols as directed by the government as a means to containing the spread of COVID-19 before, during, and after the Valentine’s day celebration.

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