# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001635977
**File Stem:** 9999999995-26-001738
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 1352
**Document Hash:** 428d213ef757c7180e41fa0ec4abac4a
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 9999999995-26-001738

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: EFFECT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260522

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260526

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260522

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** abrdn World Healthcare Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001635977

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** EFFECT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-291962
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261015758

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (617) 772-8515

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1900 MARKET STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Tekla World Healthcare Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20150306

### UNITED STATES
### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## Notice of Effectiveness

**Date:** May 22, 2026

**Time:** 16:00:00

**Form Type:** N-2

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**CIK:** 0001635977

**Company Name:** abrdn World Healthcare Fund

**File Number:** 333-291962