Donating plasma is now easier and more accessible in Aragon. The Aragon Blood and Tissue Bank has launched a mobile plasma donation unit that will take this option beyond Zaragoza with the aim of increasing the number of donors. Until now, any resident of Aragon wishing to donate plasma through plasmapheresis had to travel to the only available location, the Blood and Tissue Bank in the regional capital.
The future Royo Villanova University Hospital does not yet have a confirmed location. The Department of Health continues to gather proposals and suggestions regarding the four sites proposed in Zaragoza for the new facility: the General Military Academy, San Gregorio, Ronda de Boltaña and the Cogullada road. The public participation process will remain open over the coming weeks, and the Aragon Health Council will meet again at the end of October.
The Catholic calendar commemorates Saint Cyprian of Carthage today, September 16, a bishop and Christian martyr known for his staunch defense of the faith and loyalty to his beliefs during the persecutions of the Roman Empire.
A traffic jam on the A-2, A-23 or Z-40 will no longer be just a matter of patience in Aragon. From October 1, 2026, drivers caught in a hold-up on motorways and highways will have to move aside to create an emergency lane for ambulances, fire engines and other priority vehicles, without losing crucial minutes.
Aragon is focusing on one of the issues that most affects the operation of schools: a lack of staff stability and difficulties filling certain vacancies. The Education Department is preparing changes to the rules governing temporary teachers, new measures to attract teachers to hard-to-fill posts and an extraordinary route to fill newly created positions from 2027.
“We are capable of using an adapted camera to do what you are seeing.” Óscar Alijarde looks at the images hanging on the walls of Zaragoza’s Joaquín Roncal Centre and sums up three years of learning in those words. He is one of seven Aspace Zaragoza photographers whose work has become “Junto a ti” this Tuesday, an exhibition portraying the reality of 13 families from the organization through the eyes of its own participants.
University San Jorge begins the 2026–2027 academic year with more than 4,500 students for the first time, including over 1,300 new enrollees, as its growing campus adds the new Innova building for advanced simulation and immersive technologies.
Filling certain jobs and ensuring generational replacement have become major labor market challenges, particularly in a large, aging region such as Aragon. The region will receive €3.6 million to strengthen worker training and support new qualifications linked to strategic sectors.
The Cabinet, meeting on Tuesday, declared the areas affected by 112 adverse events recorded in 14 autonomous communities between July 27 and August 31, 2026, severely affected by a civil protection emergency. The decision enables various ministries to launch aid programs to compensate individuals and institutions for the losses suffered.
The Directorate-General for Forest Management of the Government of Aragon has set a Red Alert Level for Wildfire Danger today, Tuesday, September 15, across 21 areas of the region: Bajo Ebro Forestal, Jiloca-Gallocanta, Maestrazgo, Moncayo y Aranda, Depresión del Jalón, Muelas del Ebro-Alcubierre, Muelas del Ebro-Valmadrid, Muelas del Ebro-Zuera, Sierras Ibéricas Centrales, Pirineo Occidental, Pirineo Oriental, Prepirineo Occidental, Prepirineo Central, Prepirineo Oriental, Somontano Occidental, Somontano Oriental, Somontano Sur, Puertos de Beceite, Turia, Mijares and Valle del Ebro Agrícola.
Students at Zaragoza’s CPI Valdespartera III began using the five prefabricated classrooms this Monday, a week after the school year started. The parents’ association says the facilities were delivered in “precarious” conditions, with only basic furniture, no whiteboards, no internet-connected computer for teachers and no daily cleaning contract.
“What have I got myself into with this bunch?” That was the first thought that crossed photographer Simón Aranda’s mind when he arrived at the first class of the new photography workshop he was about to teach alongside seven students from the Aspace Zaragoza Foundation. All of them had cerebral palsy and used wheelchairs, but none of these circumstances stopped them from creating “By Your Side” three years later, a photography exhibition unveiled on Tuesday that portrays the reality of 13 families from the organization through their lenses.
The Catholic calendar remembers Our Lady of Sorrows today, September 15, a title of the Virgin Mary recalling her suffering during Jesus’ Passion and death.
Within 24 hours, Aragón will shift from summer to autumn. With temperatures falling by more than 10 degrees in some areas, the weather will undergo a dramatic change for a few days before temperatures rise above normal again. For now, AEMET has issued a yellow warning for Wednesday due to strong wind gusts in the Ribera del Ebro, where speeds of more than 70 km/h may be recorded. That same area is under another yellow warning today, this time for maximum temperatures that could reach 37 degrees.
More than 18,000 people needed Caritas’ support in Aragon in 2025, amid rising housing costs, job insecurity and administrative difficulties that continue to hit the most vulnerable households particularly hard. The organization allocated a total of 17.4 million euros to its various resources, projects and international cooperation initiatives.
Some breads are part of a bakery’s daily routine, while others take it onto the national stage. Pan Almud has belonged to the first category for 20 years, but this Monday it went a step further: Tolosana’s loaf accompanied the Almudévar-based company from Huesca to the Silver Star of Spanish Baking, recognizing it as the country’s second-best bakery.
Delays in receiving care, staff shortages, overcrowded healthcare facilities and mental health needs will be the focus of an Open Assembly called by the San José Neighborhood Association’s Health Commission to assess how healthcare services operate in this Zaragoza neighborhood and gather residents’ main concerns.
Turning fear of medical tests into play and helping families living with congenital heart disease feel less alone are the goals of Pequeños Corazones Aragón's initiatives for World Heart Day, observed every September 29.
Huesca now has facilities where future doctors can complete all six years of their medical degree without leaving the city. The University of Zaragoza inaugurated its new Faculty of Medicine on Monday, a building of more than 4,100 square metres equipped with classrooms, laboratories and spaces replicating an operating theatre, an ICU and an emergency room.
Losing working hours, earning up to 300 euros less per month or not knowing whether their wages will cover basic expenses is the situation denounced by CCOO and UGT among home care workers in Aragon. Both unions will hold a rally this Tuesday, September 15, at 11:00 a.m. outside the Cortes of Aragon.