EX-99.(N) 8 d173219dex99n.htm INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM CONSENT

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent

Exhibit (n)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No. 333-230158 on Form N-2 of our report dated February 23, 2021, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (the “Trust”), appearing in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR of the Trust for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” in Part I of the Prospectus and “Other Service Providers” in Part II of the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

April 29, 2021