Breadcrumb Home UI expert says aid to West Africa key to defeating Ebola Thursday, October 9, 2014 Iowa City Press-Citizen http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-10-08/why-doubling-down-aid-west-africa-will-do… Increasing resources and assistance for West African countries battling Ebola is key to stopping the disease, says Dr. Dan Diekema, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases with UI Health Care.