The protocol between the three bodies – PJ, INEM, and IPST – has been signed, and its objective is to create cooperation for the air transport of organs and the respective medical procurement teams.

The heliport in question has existed since the Polícia Judiciária building was constructed in 2014, and as explained by the PJ's national director, Luís Neves, it is located in a central area of ​​the city and “has a number of hospitals in its vicinity where organ transplants take place”.

“Therefore, appropriate synergies were created so that we could save lives, to give a better quality of life to people who need it,” added the national director of the PJ, who also considered that “the use of the PJ helipad will become more rational and sustainable, respecting the principles of good administration and the pursuit of the public interest.”

For the Minister of Justice, this protocol means that “the use of the PJ helipad will become more rational and sustainable, respecting the principles of good administration and the pursuit of the public interest.”

Since organ transplantation depends primarily on the speed of response, “often, this response is only possible with the use of air transport, which ensures the timely transport of organs and medical teams between the donor hospital and the recipient hospital,” explained Rita Alarcão Júdice.

The Minister of Health considered that this protocol “represents a shared vision based on what the State should be: the capacity to put state resources at the service of a greater good.”