The Primary Health Care and Resource Center (PHCRC) is in the rural village of Chapagaun, Lalitpur in Nepal.
[1] It is notable for its international volunteer programme and its micro-insurance service which reduces the cost of health care for those with the insurance.
[2][3] The Primary Health Care and Resource Center was established by the United Mission to Nepal (UMN), a Christian organisation, established in 1954, that aims to encourage "healthy, strong and empowered individuals".
[5] 32 years after beginning the project, in 2004, UMN handed control of the institute to the local government's District Development Committee (DDC) of Lalitpur under the branch of the Village Development Committee (VDC).
The organization has been operating the Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI), Community Based School Health Insurance (CBSHI), and Community Based Laborers' Health Insurance (CBLHI) which are the pioneer projects of the organization.