<prompt> Difference between it Ispensary and PHC is that a PHCGives integrated servicesIs confined to particular areaIs managed by medical officerIs located in rural areas  <response>: Primary health centers provide, as close to the people as possible, an integrated, curative and preventive health care to the rural population, with emphasis on preventive and primitive aspects of health care.The functions of a PHC are integrated in such a way so as to provide a variety of Essential elements of primary health care which are not provided by a dispensary. 