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for sin. In an extensive section, the author ana- World War: From Recognition and Commem-
lyzes Slovenian literature of the 16th century, oration to Prevention of Distortion of Histo-
where syphilis appears as ‘frančoži’ or ‘francoži’, ry’, by Alenka Janko Spreizer, once again con-
especially in the works of Primož Trubar, where fronts us with the theme of death and society's
the term is used not only to denote the disease response to genocide in the 20th century. The
but also as a metaphor for the most tremendous text presents the findings of the project Fighting
suffering and divine punishment. Trubar views Holocaust Distortion on Roma in ■■■ Europe –
the disease as the result of personal sin, which A Key to Countering Racism and Disc■■rimi-
God uses to punish sinners and remind them of natory Policies and Practices and a case study of
righteous living. In the concluding part, the au- Slovenia on the treatment of Roma genocide, its
thor offers findings regarding the formation of commemoration, distortion, and denial. Follow-
the imaginary of syphilis and provides method- ing an overview of efforts to recognize the Roma
12 ological guidelines for its exploration within the genocide, the article provides a historical outline
framework of cultural history. of the persecution of Roma and Sinti in pres-
The article titled ‘Indigenous and Europe- ent-day Slovenia before and during World War
studia universitatis hereditati, letnik 12 (2024), številka 1 / volume 12 (2024), number 1
an Policies and Strategies for Combating As- II. The author devotes special attention to the
ante Trypanosomiasis During the Colonial Pe- analysis of pre-war press and interviews with se-
riod’, authored by Samuel Adu-Gyamfi, Ali lected participants on research, education, com-
Yakubu Nyaaba, Edward Brenya, and Phine- memoration, and the culture of remembrance af-
has Asiamah, addresses the issue of trypanoso- ter 2010. The text also includes an analysis of the
miasis in Africa and its historical and political discourse on the distortion of the Roma geno-
context. It focuses on British colonial policies cide. It offers recommendations for future his-
and strategies, including cooperation with local torical-anthropological research and the pres-
chiefs and interest groups to combat trypanoso- ervation of the memory of the Roma genocide
miasis in the Asante region. The authors empha- during World War II to the broader public.
size that indigenous knowledge of the disease Research on disease and death plays a cru-
dates back over a century, including using local cial role in numerous scientific disciplines, as it
herbs and spiritual practices for treatment. De- enables an understanding of health, social rela-
spite the negative consequences of colonization, tionships, and historical development in specific
British strategies, such as establishing a trypano- areas. Through an interdisciplinary approach to
somiasis committee, cleaning infected areas, and the study of disease and death, we can better un-
conducting health surveys, they achieved certain derstand how people have dealt with one of the
successes. The article advocates for mass surveil- most universal human experiences throughout
lance and decentralization of health structures, different historical periods and societal contexts
as the tsetse fly, the disease's carrier, is still wide- and how modern society remembers disease and
spread in northern Ghana and other rural are- death in various historical contexts. We believe
as of sub-Saharan Africa. The authors argue that we have successfully illustrated this by selecting
decentralization would enable more effective im- articles in this issue. Unfortunately, the journal's
plementation of health policies at the local lev- scope does not allow publication of all submit-
el, which is crucial in the fight against infectious ted contributions, so we announce another the-
diseases. matic issue on a similar topic for next year.
The final article, titled ‘Genocide of the
Roma and Sinti in Slovenia during the Second