The life quality of ethnic minority groups, which make up 55% of the population of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, has improved in recent years, with many households getting rid of poverty, thanks to policies of the Party and State and the engagement of the locality's entire political system. In Sa Thay district, 100% of the roads connecting communes and town with the district centre have been paved, all local households have gained access to electricity, and all communes and town have had standard medical stations. The number of poor households has been reduced to 1,025, or 6.99%. Source: Vietnam News Agency