A former professor of pneumophtisiology at the Faculty of Medicine of Algiers, Prof Larbaoui was the first president of the Algerian Society of Pneumophtisiology after independence and former head of department at the University Hospital of Beni Messous. He was president of the Algerian Red Crescent in 1965 and Chairman of the National Medical Committee Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease within the Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform from 1999 to 2007.
In addition, he was the Secretary General of the Algerian Committee Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, a constituent member of The Union, since the committee was founded in 1965. From 1999 to 2006, he represented the Africa Region on The Union's Board of Directors.
During his long career, Prof Larbaoui helped train several generations of doctors and specialists, and he will be greatly missed.
Prof Larbaoui died in Paris on 6 November 2011. According to his family, after a religious ceremony in Paris on 15 November, he will be buried in Algiers.
Source: El Watan.com